Dendrobium milaniae

Dendrobium milaniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. milaniae
Binomial name
	Dendrobium milaniae; Fessel & Lückel
Synonyms
	Eurycaulis milaniae (Fessel & Lückel) Fessel & Lückel; Eurycaulis milaniae (Fessel & Lückel) M.A.Clem.;

Dendrobium milaniae (Dr. Paciencia Milan's dendrobium) is flower of the Orchid family found in Leyte, Visayas in the Philippines, where it is found growing as an epiphyte above bodies of water at elevations up to 600 metres. The flower grows to approximately 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in). The plant is semi-pendulous and sympodial. Pseudobulbs are 10 cm by 2 cm; 3 to 6 green lanceolate leaves are present on the top third of the pseudobulb. Hans Fessel and Emil Lückel named this species in 1996 in Die Orchidee.

References

1 2 "Dendrobium milaniae". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
↑ Orchidiana Philippiniana Vol1 Valmayor 1984
↑ Endemic orchids of the Philippines. J. Cootes 2009
1 2 The orchids of the Philippines, J.Cootes 2001

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[IPNI-1] 1 2 "Dendrobium milaniae". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[2] Orchidiana Philippiniana Vol1 Valmayor 1984

[3] Endemic orchids of the Philippines. J. Cootes 2009

[Cootes2001-4] 1 2 The orchids of the Philippines, J.Cootes 2001