# Dendrobium sect. Distichophyllae

Dendrobium section Distichophyllae is a section of the genus Dendrobium.

## Description

Plants in this section have short creeping rhizomes, rigid straight leaves, and one or more solitary flowers.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found from China, to Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.

## Species

Dendrobium section Distichophyllae comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Dendrobium austrocaledonicum Schlechter 1906 | Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu | 10–900 metres (33–2,953 ft) |
| Dendrobium baoernianum P.O'Byrne, P.T.Ong & J.J.Wood 2013 | Borneo | |
| Dendrobium bihamulatum J.J.Sm. 1917 | Sumatra | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium connatum (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumatra | 400–1,600 metres (1,300–5,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium corrugatilobum J.J.Sm. 1921 | western Java and Sulawesi | 1,000–1,400 metres (3,300–4,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium daimandaui J.J.Wood 2011 | Borneo | 200–700 metres (660–2,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium deltatum Seidenf. 1985 | eastern Thailand | 610 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium ellipsophyllum T. Tang & F.T. Wang 1951 | Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Yunnan Province China | 300–1,000 metres (980–3,280 ft) |
| Dendrobium hepaticum J.J.Sm.1917 | western Borneo | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium hosei Ridl. 1893 | Malaysia, Borneo and New Guinea | 400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium kenepaiense J.J.Sm. 1918 | Borneo | 0–100 metres (0–328 ft) |
| Dendrobium khanhoaense Aver. 1999 | central coastal Vietnam | 1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium lambii J.J.Wood 1983 | Sabah Borneo | 1,600–1,900 metres (5,200–6,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium lamrianum C.L.Chan 1994 | northern Borneo | 1,100–1,800 metres (3,600–5,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium lohokii J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb 2008 | Sabah and Brunei Borneo | 400–900 metres (1,300–3,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium maraiparense J.J. Wood & C.L. Chan 1994 | Sabah & Sarawak Borneo | 1,200–2,300 metres (3,900–7,500 ft) |
| Dendrobium meiernianum P.O'Byrne, P.T.Ong & J.J.Wood 2013 | Borneo | |
| Dendrobium mellicolor J.J.Sm. 1927 | Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium moquetteanum J.J.Sm. 1917 | Borneo | 400–1,400 metres (1,300–4,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium nabawanense J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb in J.J.Wood & P.J.Cribb 1994 | Kalimantan and Sabah, Borneo | 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium ochthochilum P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm. 2003 | Sumatra | 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium oligophyllum Gagnep.1950 | southern Vietnam and southeastern Thailand | 200–650 metres (660–2,130 ft) |
| Dendrobium olivaceum J.J.Sm. 1912 | Borneo | 900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium osmophytopsis Kraenzl. 1910 | Borneo | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Dendrobium pachyanthum Schltr. 1911 | Borneo | 400–1,200 metres (1,300–3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium pandaneti Ridl. 1896 | Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo | 400–600 metres (1,300–2,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium piranha C.L.Chan & P.J.Cribb 1994 | Borneo | 1,400–2,400 metres (4,600–7,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium refractum Teijsm. & Binn. 1862 | Lampung Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium revolutum Lindl. 1840 | Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Yunnan Province China | 300–1,000 metres (980–3,280 ft) |
| Dendrobium rupicola Ridl. 1915 | peninsular Malaysia | |
| Dendrobium sandsii J.J.Wood & C.L.Chan 1994 | Sabah Borneo | 350 metres (1,150 ft) |
| Dendrobium siberutense J.J.Sm. 1922 | Siberut Island, Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium taprobanium Priyadarshana, Atthanagoda, Harshajith, Wijewardhane, Aberathna, Peabotuwage & Kumar 2020 | Sri Lanka | 185 metres (607 ft) |
| Dendrobium trinervium Ridl. 1896 | Thailand and peninsular Malaysia | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Dendrobium uniflorum Griff. 1851 | Thailand, Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines | 300–1,600 metres (980–5,250 ft) |