Dendrobium aqueum

Dendrobium aqueum
1843 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. aqueum
Binomial name
Dendrobium aqueum
Lindl. (1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Dendrobium album Wight (1851), illegitimate
  • Callista aquea (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)

Dendrobium aqueum is a species of orchid endemic to southern India. It is found in the upper reaches of Palakkad district, in the State of Kerala.[2]

References

  1. Miss Drake (1803-1857) del. , G. Barclay sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 29 (NS 6) plate 54 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/242451)
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families



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