Genus Dendrobium section Cadetia subsection Sarcocadetia
Dendrobium section Cadetia subsection Sarcocadetia ined.
Synonyms:
- Genus Cadetia sect. Sarcocadetia Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1912) 424. Type species: Cadetia funiformis (Blume) Schltr. (basionym: Dendrobium funiforme Blume).
- Genus Dendrobium sect. Pseudocadetia Rchb.f. in Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 3 (1853) 533, nom. invalid. Type species: Dendrobium funiforme Blume.
- Genus Sarcocadetia (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13 (2002) 490. Type species: Sarcocadetia funiformis (Blume) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones (basionym: Dendrobium funiforme Blume).
Rhizome very short to much elongated, creeping or rarely erect. Pseudobulbs almost round to weakly 4-angled in cross-section, with rounded angles. Inflorescences arising from the leaf-axil and in addition from a point just below the apex of the pseudobulb on the abaxial side of the leaf; base of the inflorescence usually not enveloped by a folded spathe, as in sections Cadetia and Pterocadetia, but by a scarious tubular scale, sometimes in addition by a spathe. Flowers lasting at least several days. Ovary glabrous, 6-winged to triangular to V-shaped in cross-section.
Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea. About 29 species; in New Guinea c. 26 species.
Epiphytes in lowland rainforest, but predominantly in montane forest, also in subalpine vegetation, up to 3800 m above sea level.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Dendrobieae
- Subtribe Dendrobiinae
- Section Cadetia
- Subsection Sarcocadetia
Almost all montane species of Dendrobium section Cadetia belong to subsect. Sarcocadetia. This subsection can be recognised by the presence of two types of inflorescence on each pseudobulb: one terminal, arising from the leaf-axil, and one subterminal ('displaced'), arising just below the apex of the pseudobulb on the abaxial side of the leaf. Similar 'displaced' inflorescences are known from many species of Dendrobium section Crinifera and Dendrobium sect. Microphytanthe. While in subsections Cadetia and Pterocadetia each stem may produce several inflorescences over a long period, in subsect. Sarcocadetia each 'eye' produces only one or two (very rarely up to 4) inflorescences.
In New Guinea Dendrobium section Cadetia subsection Sarcocadetia contains the following 34 species:
Dendrobium aprinoides
Dendrobium aprinum
Dendrobium bialatum
etiaDendrobium chamaephytum
Dendrobium chionanthum
Dendrobium crassula
Dendrobium cuneilabium
Dendrobium cyclopense
Dendrobium fluctuosum
Dendrobium fruticosum
Dendrobium funiforme
Dendrobium goliathense
Dendrobium heteroideum
Dendrobium hispidum
Dendrobium kempfianum
Dendrobium lactiflorum
Dendrobium lacorum
Dendrobium latoureoides
Dendrobium ledifolium
Dendrobium legareiense
Dendrobium mulderi
Dendrobium obreniforme
Dendrobium ordinatum
Dendrobium platylobum
Dendrobium praemorsum
Dendrobium pseudoaprinum
Dendrobium quinquelobum
Dendrobium reflexum
Dendrobium remotisepalum
Dendrobium repandum
Dendrobium sayeri
Dendrobium subfalcatum
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Genus Dendrobium section Cadetia subsection Sarcocadetia
Dendrobium funiforme Blume, habit, photo P. O'Byrne, based on O'Byrne C130
Genus Dendrobium section Cadetia subsection Sarcocadetia
Dendrobium mulderi Schuit. & de Vogel, photo A. Schuiteman, based on Leiden cult. 981106 (Schuiteman, A., Mulder, D., & Vogel, A.)
Genus Dendrobium section Cadetia subsection Sarcocadetia
Dendrobium mulderi Schuit. & de Vogel, photo A. Schuiteman, based on Leiden cult. 981106 (Schuiteman, A., Mulder, D., & Vogel, A.)