Dendrobium
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| Dendrobium | |
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| Pink Rock Orchid, Dendrobium kingianum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Podochilaeae |
| Subtribe: | Dendrobiinae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium Sw |
Dendrobium is one of the largest genus of orchids with about 1000 species being known. Being such a large geoup creates much diversity. Dendrobiums are found only in the Eastern Hemisphere and range from Australia, throughout the South Pacific and Philippines, Southeast Asia, and India, and a small representation in Japan.
