Dendrobium guerreroi

Dendrobium guerreroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. guerreroi
Binomial name
	Dendrobium guerreroi; Ames & Quisumb.[1]
Synonyms
	Eurycaulis guerreroi (Ames & Quisumb.) M.A.Clem.;

Dendrobium guerreroi, or Guerrero's dendrobium, is a member of the family Orchidaceae endemic to the Philippines.[2] It was named in honor of Mr. Guerrero, a Filipino orchid collector in the 1900s.[3] This species is a small to medium to large sized, warm growing epiphyte with thin descendant, clumping pseudobulbs that rarely branch and carry many, unsubdivided, pointed fleshy leaves. Flowers are 3 centimeters and are yellow with light orange labia.

References

"Dendrobium guerreroi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
The Orchids of the Philippines, J. Cootes 2001
Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984

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[IPNI-1] "Dendrobium guerreroi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[2] The Orchids of the Philippines, J. Cootes 2001

[3] Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984