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March 11, 2014

Dendrobium wentianum confirmed to be Dendrobium chrysopterum




Dendrobium wentianum J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 45: 6 (1911).This name is accepted.

Heterotypic Synonyms:




Mid-America Judging Committee

20143048

Dendrobium wentianum, award 20143048, has been confirmed to be Dendrobium chrysopterum  by SITF (August 2015). 



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Unknown said...

I don't agree with this plant ID. there has long been confusion between D. wentianum and this plant, which should be called D. obtusisepalum or chrysopterum.
the original description of D. wentianum (1911) is here

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/152054#page/14/mode/1up

and some characteristics (stems flexuose, strongly recurved mentum, 1 cm long, ovate, leaves) absolutely don't apply to the plant here pictured.

August 8, 2015 at 4:37 AM
Patricia Harding said...

you will notice that Kew lists them all as synonyms

August 8, 2015 at 6:36 AM
Patricia Harding said...

fixed it, thanks

August 15, 2015 at 1:59 PM

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