Orchidaceae
Dendrobium

Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl.

First published in Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 25 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Sunda Islands (Tanimbar Islands), S. New Guinea to Queensland (N. & W. Cape York Peninsula). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, Queensland

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerman, J.D. (2012). Orchids gone wild. Discovering naturalized orchids in Hawaii. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 81: 88-93.
  • Adams, P.B. (2015). Dendrobium bigibbum (sect. Phalaenanthe) in Australia - analysis of diagnostic characters, review of taxa and a new classification. Kew Bulletin 70(16): 1-17.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerman, J.D. (2012). Orchids gone wild. Discovering naturalized orchids in Hawaii. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 81: 88-93.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000881554 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000881552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Australia K:SPC-23119.000 No
K:SPC-06113.000 No
Leakey, C. [36] K:SPC-36147.000 No
McArthur, W. [s.n.] Australia K000881555 Unknown Type Material Yes
McArthur, W. [s.n.] Australia K000881550 Type Yes
Hann, W. [151] Australia K000881551 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4453] Australia K:SPC-48726.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000883984 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000881549 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cribb, P. [20] Australia K:SPC-50006.000 No
Coppinger [s.n.] Australia K000718809 Yes
Hort. Veitch [s.n.] Australia K000718808 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000881553 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gray, B. [08095] Australia K000718494 Yes
K:SPC-06803.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0