Dendrobium nobile

Dendrobium nobile
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. nobile
Binomial name
Dendrobium nobile
Synonyms[3]
  • Callista nobilis (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium coerulescens Wall. ex Lindl.
  • Dendrobium lindleyanum Griff.
  • Dendrobium wallichianum B.S.Williams
  • Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum Rchb.f.
  • Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius Rchb.f.
  • Dendrobium nobile virginale Rolfe
  • Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam.
  • Dendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb.f.) M.Hiroe
  • Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Huyen & Aver.

Dendrobium nobile, commonly known as the noble dendrobium, is a member of the family Orchidaceae. Dendrobium nobile is one of the most widespread ornamental members of the orchid family. It is the state flower of Sikkim.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Dendrobium nobile". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Dendrobium nobile". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "States and Union Territories Symbols". knowindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Flora and Fauna". sikkimtourism.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

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