Dendrobium gracilicaule

Leopard Orchid Delicate Dendrobium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
Subtribe:	Dendrobiinae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. gracilicaule
Binomial name
Dendrobium gracilicaule F. Muell. (1859)
Synonyms[1]
Callista gracilicaulis (F. Muell.) Kuntze (1891) Tropilis gracilicaulis (F. Muell.) Butzin (1982) Dendrobium macropus ssp. gracilicaule (F. Muell.) P.S. Green (1986) Thelychiton gracilicaulis (F. Muell.) M.A. Clem. & D.L. Jones (2002) Dendrobium elongatum A.Cunn. 1839, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. 1830 Dendrobium brisbanense Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers (1861) Callista elongata Kuntze (1891) Dendrobium macropus subsp. howeanum (Maiden) P.S.Green (1986) Thelychiton howeanus (Maiden) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones (2005) Dendrobium floribundum Rchb.f 1875, illegitimate homonym, not D. Don 1825 Dendrobium comptonii Rendle (1921) Dendrobium oscarii A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller (1957) Tropilis comptonii (Rendle) Rauschert (1983) Thelychiton comptonii (Rendle) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones (2002)

The Delicate Dendrobium or Leopard Orchid (Dendrobium gracilicaule) is a species of orchid. It is native to Australia and to certain islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. Two varieties are recognized:^[1]

• Dendrobium gracilicaule var. gracilicaule - Queensland, New South Wales
• Dendrobium gracilicaule var. howeanum Maiden - Lord Howe Island, Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Kermadec Islands

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links

• IOSPE orchid photos, Dendrobium gracilicaule F. Muell. 1894, Photo by Copyright © W C Schraut and Orchids and More
• Santa Barbara Orchid Estate (Santa Barbara California USA), Dendrobium gracilicaule
• Australian Native Orchid Society (Queensland), Kabi Group, Dendrobium gracilicaule

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