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SECTION Dendrobium
Distribution: Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan, SW. Guizhou) and Indo-China
Found in
[Asia-Temperate] China China South-Central
[Asia-Tropical] Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya, Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Homotypic Synonyms:
Callista crepidata (Lindl. & Paxton) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 654 (1891).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Dendrochilum roseum Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 291 (1852).
Dendrobium lawianum Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 10 (1858).
Callista lawiana (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891).
Dendrobium actinomorphum Blatt. & Hallb., J. Indian Bot. 2: 50 (1921).
According to Jeff Wood in his book Dendrochillum of Borneo this is an interesting species which is known only from a few collections from the Long Pasia area of Sipitang District, Sabah. It is found in "low and open mossy ridge forest with a dense undergrowth of bamboo and rattan palms at around 1700 metres." This is exactly where we were. The mossy ridge (our name for this area) of Mt Rimau at about 1700 metres. A great find of a species which does not seem to be in cultivation.
SECTION Luzonorchis H Pederson
Pseudobulb epiphyte
Distribution: Philippines (42 PHI)
Homotypic Synonyms:
Pseudacoridium cootesii (H.A.Pedersen) Szlach. & Marg., Polish Bot. J. 46: 114 (2001).
This species is endemic to the mountains of the provinces of Ifugao, Nueva Ecija, and Nueva Vizcaya on Luzon at elevations of between 1,200 and 2,000 metres.
A new species of Dendrochilum for me. It was described by Jeff Wood in 1994 who says that it is very localised. He found it in an area 8 km Northwest of Long Pasia above the Maga River. We were not far away from that area. Being so close to the border with Sarawak and Brunei, Jeff speculated that it would also be found in the adjacent mountains across the borders.
According to Jeff Wood in his book Dendrochillum of Borneo this is an interesting species which is known only from a few collections from the Long Pasia area of Sipitang District, Sabah. It is found in "low and open mossy ridge forest with a dense undergrowth of bamboo and rattan palms at around 1700 metres." This is exactly where we were. The mossy ridge (our name for this area) of Mt Rimau at about 1700 metres. A great find of a species which does not seem to be in cultivation.