1. Magnoliopsida
  2. Asparagales
  3. Orchidaceae
  4. Dendrobium

Dendrobium speciosum Sm.

Exot. Bot. 1: 17 (1804) APNI

Taxonomic status:Accepted

Occurrence status:Present

Establishment means:Native

Threat status:listed in Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988

EGL, EGU.

Dendrobium speciosum is extremely variable over its Australian range, various treatments recognise between 5 and 9 more or less distinct varieties (many of which were raised to species by Clements 1989), characterized by flower size and colour, and pseudobulb size and shape. The Victorian material is all referable to D. speciosum var. speciosum.

See D. speciosum var. speciosum profile for description.

Created by: Andre Messina, 2016-08-23
Updated by: Andre Messina, 2016-08-23
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life Life
kingdom Plantae
phylum Tracheophyta
class Magnoliopsida
superorder Lilianae
order Asparagales
family Orchidaceae
genus Dendrobium
Higher taxa
species Dendrobium speciosum Sm.
Subordinate taxa
variety Dendrobium speciosum var. speciosum

Victoria

Source: AVH (2014). Australia's Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Dendrobium speciosum in AVH ; Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Dendrobium speciosum in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas
  Bioregion Occurrence status Establishment means
East Gippsland Lowlands present native
East Gippsland Uplands present native
Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

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State
Northern Territory
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria