Dendrobium guamense

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Dendrobium guamense
Dendrobium guamense leaves and flowers, Rota Island, CNMI

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1][2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. guamense
Binomial name
Dendrobium guamense

Dendrobium guamense is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.[3][4] It is currently known from nine occurrences totaling 550 individuals across the islands of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.[5]

See also[edit]

List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer Dendrobium guamense". NatureServe Explorer Dendrobium guamense. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PMORC0T020. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
  2. ^ Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
  3. ^ Raulerson, Lynn (1992). Ferns and Orchids of the Mariana Islands. Guam.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Dendrobium guamense". Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  5. ^ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for 21 Species and Proposed Threatened Status for 2 Species in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" (PDF). Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 2017-12-04.