Dendrobium discolor

Dendrobium discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
Subtribe:	Dendrobiinae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. discolor
Binomial name
Dendrobium discolor Lindl. (1841)
Synonyms[1]
Dendrobium broomfieldii (Fitzg.) Fitzg. Dendrobium undulatum R.Br. 1810, illegitimate homonym, not Pers. 1807 Dendrobium undulatum var. albertisianum F.Muell. Callista undulata Kuntze Dendrobium arachnanthe Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler Dendrobium undulatum var. carterae F.M.Bailey Dendrobium elobatum Rupp Dendrobium undulans Bakh.f. Durabaculum albertisiana (F.Muell.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Durabaculum arachnanthe (Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Durabaculum undulatum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Durabaculum fimbrilabium (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Dendrobium fuscum Fitzg. Durabaculum fuscum (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Dendrobium discolor is a species of orchid. It is known as the "Golden Orchid", but this name also refers to Cephalanthera falcata. Dendrobium discolor is native to New Guinea, Queensland, and eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi and Maluku).^[1]

Five infraspecific taxa (subspecies and varieties) are recognized.^[1]

1. Dendrobium discolor var. broomfieldii (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - Queensland
2. Dendrobium discolor subsp. discolor - most of species range
3. Dendrobium discolor var. fimbrilabium (Rchb.f.) Dockrill - Queensland
4. Dendrobium discolor var. fuscum (Fitzg.) Dockrill - Queensland
5. Dendrobium discolor subsp. incurvata Liddle & P.I.Forst - Queensland, Papua New Guinea

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