Dendrobium section Formosae is a section of the genus Dendrobium.

Description

Plants in this section have long pseudobulbs with black hairs on their leaf sheaths. Pseudobulbs bloom with 1-3 flowers and have three lobes at the apex of the lip.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Borneo.

Species

Dendrobium section Formosae comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Dendrobium ayubii J.B.Comber & J.J.Wood1999Sumatra
Dendrobium bellatulum Rolfe1903China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (Champasak) and Vietnam (Dak Lac, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan)600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft)
Dendrobium bostrychodes Rchb.f. 1880Borneo (Kalimantan)
Dendrobium cariniferum Rchb.f. 1869China (Yunnan), India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos (Bolikhamxai, Phongsali, Vientiane) and Vietnam (Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Lam Dong)500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium carmindae M.Leon, Cootes & R.Boos 2016Philippines (Mindanao)800–880 metres (2,620–2,890 ft)
Dendrobium chapaense Aver.2006Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lao Cai). India, China (Yunnan)1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft)
Dendrobium christyanum Rchb.f. 1882Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Nghe An, Ninh Thuan), Thailand, China (Yunnan) ||1,000–2,400 metres (3,300–7,900 ft)
Dendrobium cruentum Rchb.f. 1884Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Dendrobium daklakense Tich, Schuit. & J.J.Verm.2010Vietnam (Kontum, Dak Lak)500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft)
Dendrobium dearei Rchb.f. 1882Borneo and the Philippines(Luzon, Dinagat, Mindanao)60–100 metres (200–330 ft)
Dendrobium deleonii Cabactulan, Cootes & R.B.Pimentel 2018Philippines (Mindanao)1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft)
Dendrobium draconis Rchb.f. 1862Cambodia (Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Steung Treng), Laos (Attopeu, Champasak, Savannakhet, Vientiane), Vietnam (Da Nang, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong). NE India, Myanmar, Thailand200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft)
Dendrobium erythropogon Rchb.f. 1885Borneo
Dendrobium formosum Roxb. ex Lindl. 1830India (Sikkim, Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft)
Dendrobium igneoniveum J.J.Sm. 1927Sumatra
Dendrobium infundibulum Lindl. 1858Laos (Xiangkhouang). Vietnam (Lam Dong), India, Myanmar, Thailand.1,200–2,400 metres (3,900–7,900 ft)
Dendrobium jerdonianum Wight1851India and Sri Lanka800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft)
Dendrobium kontumense Gagnep. 1932Laos (Borikhamxai, Khammouane, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Thua Thien Hue), Thailand200–1,700 metres (660–5,580 ft)
Dendrobium lasioglossum Rchb.f. 1868New Guinea
Dendrobium longicornu Lindl. 1828Vietnam (Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nghe An, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc). Bhutan, Nepal, India (Assam), Myanmar, China(Guangxi, Xizang, Yunnan)1,000–2,100 metres (3,300–6,900 ft)
Dendrobium lowii Lindl. 1861Borneo (Sarawak)600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft)
Dendrobium lueckelianum Fessel & M.Wolff 1990Thailand1,200–1,300 metres (3,900–4,300 ft)
Dendrobium luteolum Bateman 1864Myanmar and Malaysia
Dendrobium multilineatum Kerr 1933Laos (Kham Mouan and Xaisomboun)1,300–1,900 metres (4,300–6,200 ft)
Dendrobium ochraceum De Wild. 1906Vietnam (Gia Lai, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Thu Thien-Hue)200–800 metres (660–2,620 ft)
Dendrobium ovipostoriferum J.J.Sm. 1912Borneo100–500 metres (330–1,640 ft)
Dendrobium parthenium Rchb.f. 1885Borneo (Sabah)600–1,100 metres (2,000–3,600 ft)
Dendrobium radians Rchb.f. 1868Borneo (Sarawak)1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Dendrobium roseiodorum Sathap., T.Yukawa & Seelanan 2010Vietnam1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft)
Dendrobium sanderae Rolfe1909Philippine (Luzon)1,000–1,650 metres (3,280–5,410 ft)
Dendrobium sarmentosum Rolfe1896Myanmar
Dendrobium scabrilingue Lindl. 1858Cambodia (Kampot), Laos (Vientiane), Myanmar, Thailand.900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium schuetzei Rolfe1911Philippines(Mindanao)300 metres (980 ft)
Dendrobium sculptum Rchb.f. 1863Borneo1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium senile Parish ex Rchb.f 1865]Laos (Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Vientiane, Xiangkhoang). Vietnam (Dien Bien). Myanmar, Thailand.900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft)
Dendrobium singkawangense J.J.Sm. 1935Borneo300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft)
Dendrobium sinsuronense J.J.Wood 2011Borneo (Sabah)900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium spectatissimum Rchb.f. 1876Borneo (Sabah )1,500–1,800 metres (4,900–5,900 ft)
Dendrobium sutepense Rolfe ex Downie 1925Thailand and Myanmar1,500–1,900 metres (4,900–6,200 ft)
Dendrobium suzukii T.Yukawa 2002Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lam Dong)1,000–1,150 metres (3,280–3,770 ft)
Dendrobium tobaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber1993Sumatra750–1,500 metres (2,460–4,920 ft)
Dendrobium toppiorum A.L.Lamb & J.J.Wood 2008Borneo (Sabah)1,240 metres (4,070 ft)
Dendrobium trankimianum T.Yukawa 2004Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong)800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft)
Dendrobium trigonopus Rchb.f. 1887Laos (Khammouan, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dien Bien, Lam Dong, Son La). Myanmar, China (Yunnan), Thailand800–1,800 metres (2,600–5,900 ft)
Dendrobium virgineum Rchb.f. 1884Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam1,600 metres (5,200 ft)
Dendrobium vogelsangii P.O'Byrne2000Sulawesi950–1,700 metres (3,120–5,580 ft)
Dendrobium wattii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.1888Vietnam (Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan), India, Myanmar, Thailand, China900–2,400 metres (3,000–7,900 ft)
Dendrobium williamsonii Day & Rchb.f.1869Laos (Phongsali), Vietnam (Cao Bang, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Son La, Vinh Phuc). India (Assam), Myanmar, S. China600–1,500 metres (2,000–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium xanthophlebium Lindl. 1857Myanmar and Thailand1,350 metres (4,430 ft)