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Dipodium scandens

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Dipodium scandens
As illustrated in Die Orchideen von Java, 1911
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dipodium
Species:
D. scandens
Binomial name
Dipodium scandens
Synonyms[2]

Hydranthus scandens (Blume) Kuhl & Hasselt ex Rchb.f. in Xenia Orchid. 2: 20 (1862) Leopardanthus scandens Blume in Rumphia 4: 47 (1849)

Dipodium scandens is an orchid species that is native to western Java in Indonesia.[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was formally described in 1849 by German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume who gave it the name Leopardanthus scandens. It was given its current name by Dutch botanist Johannes Jacobus Smith in 1905.[2]

Distribution

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Plants of the World Online lists the distribution of this species as western Java.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dipodium scandens (Blume) J.J.Sm". The Plant List version 1.1. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Dipodium scandens (Blume) J.J.Sm. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dipodium scandens (Blume) J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 45: 22 (1911)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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