Dendrobium affine

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Dendrobium affine Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 489; Lindl. Bot. Reg. (1844) Misc. 64.

Homotypic
- Callista affinis (Decne.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 654 (1891).
- Onychium affine Decne. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 265 (1836).
- Vappodes affinis (Decne.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones in Orchadian 13: 492 (2002).
Heterotypic
- Callista leucolophota (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891).
- Dendrobium leucolophotum Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 552 (1882).
- Dendrobium urvillei Finet in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 50: 372 (1903).

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku. Papuasia New Guinea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Steudel, E.G.v. 1844, Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda (Steudel) ed. 2. i. 489; Lindl. Bot. Reg. Misc. 64.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dendrobium affine. Accessed: 2025 Nov 14.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Dendrobium affine in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Dendrobium affine. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dendrobium affine. Accessed: 14 Nov 2025.Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Dendrobium affine. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Dendrobium affine. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2025. Reference page.

English: White butterfly orchid