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Dendrobium xantholeucum Rchb.f.

Dendrobium xantholeucum

Native records: 6 botanical areas

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, 3 more areas

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Natural distribution

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Dendrobium xantholeucum

A pseudobulbous epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Brunei Darussalam

    • BorneoNative

  • Indonesia

    • BorneoNative
    • JawaNative
    • SumateraNative

  • Malaysia

    • BorneoNative
    • MalayaNative

  • Singapore

    • MalayaNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • TaiwanNative

  • Thailand

    • ThailandNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 176 areas worldwide, 170 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Dendrobium xantholeucum is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.61, right column, line 9

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Dendrobium

Other species in Dendrobium

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Brunei Darussalam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malaysia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Singapore · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Thailand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Dendrobium xantholeucum

    Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach · Public domain · File page