# Dendrobium sect. Formosae

Dendrobium section Formosae is a section of the genus Dendrobium.

## Description

Plants in this section have long pseudobulbs with black hairs on their leaf sheaths. Pseudobulbs bloom with 1-3 flowers and have three lobes at the apex of the lip.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Borneo.

## Species

Dendrobium section Formosae comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Dendrobium ayubii J.B.Comber & J.J.Wood1999 | Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium bellatulum Rolfe1903 | China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (Champasak) and Vietnam (Dak Lac, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan) | 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium bostrychodes Rchb.f. 1880 | Borneo (Kalimantan) | |
| Dendrobium cariniferum Rchb.f. 1869 | China (Yunnan), India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos (Bolikhamxai, Phongsali, Vientiane) and Vietnam (Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Lam Dong) | 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium carmindae M.Leon, Cootes & R.Boos 2016 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 800–880 metres (2,620–2,890 ft) |
| Dendrobium chapaense Aver.2006 | Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lao Cai). India, China (Yunnan) | 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium christyanum Rchb.f. 1882 | Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Nghe An, Ninh Thuan), Thailand, China (Yunnan) | 1,000–2,400 metres (3,300–7,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium cruentum Rchb.f. 1884 | Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium daklakense Tich, Schuit. & J.J.Verm.2010 | Vietnam (Kontum, Dak Lak) | 500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium dearei Rchb.f. 1882 | Borneo and the Philippines(Luzon, Dinagat, Mindanao) | 60–100 metres (200–330 ft) |
| Dendrobium deleonii Cabactulan, Cootes & R.B.Pimentel 2018 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium draconis Rchb.f. 1862 | Cambodia (Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Steung Treng), Laos (Attopeu, Champasak, Savannakhet, Vientiane), Vietnam (Da Nang, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong). NE India, Myanmar, Thailand | 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft) |
| Dendrobium erythropogon Rchb.f. 1885 | Borneo | |
| Dendrobium formosum Roxb. ex Lindl. 1830 | India (Sikkim, Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft) |
| Dendrobium igneoniveum J.J.Sm. 1927 | Sumatra | |
| Dendrobium infundibulum Lindl. 1858 | Laos (Xiangkhouang). Vietnam (Lam Dong), India, Myanmar, Thailand. | 1,200–2,400 metres (3,900–7,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium jerdonianum Wight1851 | India and Sri Lanka | 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium kontumense Gagnep. 1932 | Laos (Borikhamxai, Khammouane, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Thua Thien Hue), Thailand | 200–1,700 metres (660–5,580 ft) |
| Dendrobium lasioglossum Rchb.f. 1868 | New Guinea | |
| Dendrobium longicornu Lindl. 1828 | Vietnam (Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nghe An, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc). Bhutan, Nepal, India (Assam), Myanmar, China(Guangxi, Xizang, Yunnan) | 1,000–2,100 metres (3,300–6,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium lowii Lindl. 1861 | Borneo (Sarawak) | 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium lueckelianum Fessel & M.Wolff 1990 | Thailand | 1,200–1,300 metres (3,900–4,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium luteolum Bateman 1864 | Myanmar and Malaysia | |
| Dendrobium multilineatum Kerr 1933 | Laos (Kham Mouan and Xaisomboun) | 1,300–1,900 metres (4,300–6,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium ochraceum De Wild. 1906 | Vietnam (Gia Lai, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Thu Thien-Hue) | 200–800 metres (660–2,620 ft) |
| Dendrobium ovipostoriferum J.J.Sm. 1912 | Borneo | 100–500 metres (330–1,640 ft) |
| Dendrobium parthenium Rchb.f. 1885 | Borneo (Sabah) | 600–1,100 metres (2,000–3,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium radians Rchb.f. 1868 | Borneo (Sarawak) | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium roseiodorum Sathap., T.Yukawa & Seelanan 2010 | Vietnam | 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium sanderae Rolfe1909 | Philippine (Luzon) | 1,000–1,650 metres (3,280–5,410 ft) |
| Dendrobium sarmentosum Rolfe1896 | Myanmar | |
| Dendrobium scabrilingue Lindl. 1858 | Cambodia (Kampot), Laos (Vientiane), Myanmar, Thailand. | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium schuetzei Rolfe1911 | Philippines(Mindanao) | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Dendrobium sculptum Rchb.f. 1863 | Borneo | 1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium senile Parish ex Rchb.f 1865] | Laos (Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Vientiane, Xiangkhoang). Vietnam (Dien Bien). Myanmar, Thailand. | 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium singkawangense J.J.Sm. 1935 | Borneo | 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) |
| Dendrobium sinsuronense J.J.Wood 2011 | Borneo (Sabah) | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium spectatissimum Rchb.f. 1876 | Borneo (Sabah ) | 1,500–1,800 metres (4,900–5,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium sutepense Rolfe ex Downie 1925 | Thailand and Myanmar | 1,500–1,900 metres (4,900–6,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium suzukii T.Yukawa 2002 | Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lam Dong) | 1,000–1,150 metres (3,280–3,770 ft) |
| Dendrobium tobaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber1993 | Borneo (Sumatra) | 750–1,500 metres (2,460–4,920 ft) |
| Dendrobium toppiorum A.L.Lamb & J.J.Wood 2008 | Borneo (Sabah) | 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) |
| Dendrobium trankimianum T.Yukawa 2004 | Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong) | 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium trigonopus Rchb.f. 1887 | Laos (Khammouan, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dien Bien, Lam Dong, Son La). Myanmar, China (Yunnan), Thailand | 800–1,800 metres (2,600–5,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium virgineum Rchb.f. 1884 | Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) |
| Dendrobium vogelsangii P.O'Byrne2000 | Sulawesi | 950–1,700 metres (3,120–5,580 ft) |
| Dendrobium wattii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.1888 | Vietnam (Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan), India, Myanmar, Thailand, China | 900–2,400 metres (3,000–7,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium williamsonii Day & Rchb.f.1869 | Laos (Phongsali), Vietnam (Cao Bang, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Son La, Vinh Phuc). India (Assam), Myanmar, S. China | 600–1,500 metres (2,000–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium xanthophlebium Lindl. 1857 | Myanmar and Thailand | 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) |