# Dendrobium sect. Aporum

Dendrobium section Aporum is a section of the genus Dendrobium.

## Description

Plants in this section have compact short stems with slender and many leaves, leaves sheathing at the base, short single flower inflorescence. Lip not mobile.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in India, continental Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

## Species

Dendrobium section Aporum comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Dendrobium acerosum Lindl. 1841 | Borneo, Suluwesi, Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar | 50–1,600 metres (160–5,250 ft) |
| Dendrobium acinaciforme Roxb. 1878 | Assam, eastern Himalayas, Hainan China, south central China, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Moluccas | 500–2,200 metres (1,600–7,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium albayense Ames 1912 | Philippines and Vietnam | 0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft) |
| Dendrobium aloifolium (Blume) Rchb.f. 1861 | Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines | 0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft) |
| Dendrobium anceps Sw. 1800 | Assam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nicobar Islands and Vietnam | 200–1,400 metres (660–4,590 ft) |
| Dendrobium auyongii T.Yukawa 1998 | Sarawak Borneo | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Dendrobium babiense J.J.Sm.1912 | Borneo | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium barioense J.J.Wood 2008 | Sarawak Borneo | 1,000–1,600 metres (3,300–5,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium basilanense Ames 1912 | Basilan Philippines | 0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft) |
| Dendrobium bilobulatum Seidenf. 1985 | Thailand and Vietnam | 10–1,500 metres (33–4,921 ft) |
| Dendrobium brevimentum Seidenf. 1985 | Thailand | 620 metres (2,030 ft) |
| Dendrobium capitellatoides J.J.Sm. 1917 | Bangka Sumatra | 760 metres (2,490 ft) |
| Dendrobium chrysotainium Schltr.1910 | Sulawesi | 800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium compressistylum J.J.Sm. 1926 | Sumatra | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Dendrobium concavum J.J.Sm. 1905 | Moluccas | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium crucilabre J.J.Sm. 1927 | Kalimantan Borneo | 900–1,250 metres (2,950–4,100 ft) |
| Dendrobium cuneatum Schltr. 1906 | Moluccas and Sulawesi | |
| Dendrobium curviflorum Rolfe 1895 | Myanmar, Thailand and Laos | 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium cyrilianum P.O'Byrne, Gokusing & J.J.Wood 2015 | Sabah Borneo | 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) |
| Dendrobium dalatense Gagnep. 1930 | southern Vietnam | |
| Dendrobium diaphanum Schltr. 1910 | Sulawesi | 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium distichum [Presley]Rchb.f 1877 | Philippines | 0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft) |
| Dendrobium flexile Ridl.1896 | Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Dendrobium grande Hook.f. 1890 | The Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) |
| Dendrobium hainanense Rolfe 1896 | China (Hainan) | 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) |
| Dendrobium hymenopetalum Schltr. 1911 | Sumatra | 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium indivisum [Blume] Miq. 1859 | Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Moluccas Islands | 400–1,600 metres (1,300–5,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium jennae P.O'Byrne 1996 | Sulawesi | |
| Dendrobium judithiae P.O'Byrne 1999 | Sulawesi | |
| Dendrobium keithii Ridl 1896 | Thailand | |
| Dendrobium kentrophyllum Hook.f. 1890 | Laos, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra | 600–1,520 metres (1,970–4,990 ft) |
| Dendrobium kiauense Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920 | Kalimantan and Sabah, Borneo | 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) |
| Dendrobium korthalsii J.J.Sm. 1917 | Kalimantan Borneo | 0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft) |
| Dendrobium kuyperi J.J.Sm. 1914 | Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium leonis Rchb. f. 1864 | Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra and Borneo | 0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft) |
| Dendrobium lobatum (Blume) Miq. 1859 | Borneo, Java, Malaysia and Sumatra | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) |
| Dendrobium lobulatum Rolfe & J.J. Sm. 1905 | Sumatra, West Java, the Moluccas and Borneo | 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft) |
| Dendrobium lohanense J.J.Wood 2011 | Borneo | 300–1,300 metres (980–4,270 ft) |
| Dendrobium longiramense J.J.Wood & P.O'Byrne 2010 | Kalimantan Borneo | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Dendrobium lunatum Lindl. 1858 | Palawan Philippines | 0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft) |
| Dendrobium macfarlanei F. Muell. 1876 | New Guinea | |
| Dendrobium macraporum J.J.Sm. 1912 | Sulawesi | 300–900 metres (980–2,950 ft) |
| Dendrobium mannii Ridl. 1896 | Assam, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam | 300–900 metres (980–2,950 ft) |
| Dendrobium marivelense Ames 1908 | Philippines | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium merrillii Ames 1908 | Philippines on Luzon, Mindoro and Samar Islands | 350 metres (1,150 ft) |
| Dendrobium mindanaense Ames 1913 publ. 1914 | Philippines | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Dendrobium moluccense J.J.Sm. 1914 | Moluccas | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Dendrobium montis-hosei J.J.Wood 2008 | Borneo | 800–1,650 metres (2,620–5,410 ft) |
| Dendrobium nathanielis Rchb.f. 1857 | Assam India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam | 180–280 metres (590–920 ft) |
| Dendrobium optimuspatruus P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm. 2003 | Malaysia | |
| Dendrobium paitanense J.J.Wood 2010 | Borneo | 400–450 metres (1,310–1,480 ft) |
| Dendrobium parciflorum Rchb.f. ex Lindl.1859 | Assam, Thailand, Laos, China, Vietnam and the Philippines | 800–1,700 metres (2,600–5,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium patentilobum Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920 | Sabah, Borneo | 800–1,700 metres (2,600–5,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium platyphyllum Schltr. 1906 | Sumatra, Borneo | 270 metres (890 ft) |
| Dendrobium pleasancium P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm. 2003 | Borneo | 100–300 metres (330–980 ft) |
| Dendrobium prostratum Ridl.1896 | Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra | 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium pseudoaloifolium J.J.Wood 1984 | Sarawak Borneo | 100–300 metres (330–980 ft) |
| Dendrobium quadrilobatum Carr 1929 | peninsular Malaysia and Borneo | 100–700 metres (330–2,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium ramificans J.J.Sm. 1904 | Sulawesi and the Moluccas | 280–900 metres (920–2,950 ft) |
| Dendrobium reflexitepalum J.J.Sm. 1921 | Java and Sumatra | 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft) |
| Dendrobium reginanivis P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm. 2003 | Sulawesi | 1,100–1,200 metres (3,600–3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium rhodostele Ridl.1893 | Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium rhombopetalum Kraenzl. 1910 | southern Sumatra | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium rosellum Ridl. 1896 | peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Borneo and Sumatra | 800–1,100 metres (2,600–3,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium roseonervatum Schltr. 1904 | Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium roseostriatum Ridl. 1925 | Bengkulu Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium sabahense J.J.Wood 2008 | Borneo | 300–1,300 metres (980–4,270 ft) |
| Dendrobium sagittatum J.J.Sm. 1905 | Java and Sumatra | 700–1,500 metres (2,300–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium sambasanum J.J.Sm. 1909 | Borneo | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Dendrobium singaporense A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller 1957 | Malaysia, peninsular Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Dendrobium smithianum Schltr. 1911 | Borneo?, the Moluccas and Sulawesi | 300–1,300 metres (980–4,270 ft) |
| Dendrobium spatella Rchb.f. 1865 | Assam, eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China (Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan, Hong Kong) and Malaysia | 500–900 metres (1,600–3,000 ft) |
| Dendrobium sphenochilum F.Muell. & Kraenzl. 1894 | Papua and New Guinea | 50–500 metres (160–1,640 ft) |
| Dendrobium subpandifolium J.J.Sm. 1927 | island of Bangka in Sumatra | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium subulatoides Schltr. 1911 | Sabah and Sarawak Borneo | 0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft) |
| Dendrobium subulatum (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra | 0–650 metres (0–2,133 ft) |
| Dendrobium terminale Par. & Rchb.f. 1874 | Assam India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Malaysia, peninsular Thailand, Vietnam and China (Yunnan) | 500–1,600 metres (1,600–5,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium tetralobum Schltr. 1906 | Kalamantan Borneo | |
| Dendrobium thysanophorum Schltr. 1911 | Sulawesi | 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium truongcuongii Aver. & V.C.Nguyen 2018 | Vietnam | |
| Dendrobium uncatum Lindl. 1859 | southern Vietnam, western Java, Sumatra, and Sabah Borneo | 200–1,400 metres (660–4,590 ft) |
| Dendrobium vanhulstijnii J.J.Sm. 1917 | Moluccas | |
| Dendrobium wenzelii Ames 1915 | Philippines | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Dendrobium xanthoacron Schltr. 1906 | Borneo | 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium xiphophyllum Schltr. 1911 | Kalimantan Borneo | 550–800 metres (1,800–2,620 ft) |