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Dendrobium cerinum

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Dendrobium cerinum is a species of orchid that is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It was first formally described in 1879 by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in The Gardeners' Chronicle.[1][2] The specific epithet cerinum is derived from the Ancient Greek word kerinos meaning "waxen", "wax-colored" or "yellowish".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dendrobium cerinum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav (1879). "New garden plants". The Gardeners' Chronicle. 12: 554. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 195.
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Dendrobium cerinum: Brief Summary

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Dendrobium cerinum is a species of orchid that is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It was first formally described in 1879 by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in The Gardeners' Chronicle. The specific epithet cerinum is derived from the Ancient Greek word kerinos meaning "waxen", "wax-colored" or "yellowish".

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