Dendrobium lichenastrum — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Dendrobium

At a glance

Occurrence records21

Data sources6

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Dendrobium lichenastrum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility21 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF21 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 38

01Narrative

Dendrobium lichenastrum, commonly known as the common button orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid endemic to far north Queensland. It has a creeping, branching rhizome surrounded by papery bracts, small egg-shaped to round, fleshy, dark green leaves and a single white, cream-coloured or pink flower with red stripes and an orange labellum.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology2

Leaf length20 mm

Leaf width5 mm

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formepiphyte or lithophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedlithophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphytefacultative

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Leaf shapeobtriangular

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Dendrobium lichenastrum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Dendrobium lichenastrum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 38 n = 19

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records38–402n range39median38mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 381×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — JONES, K., K. Y. Lim & P. J. Cribb. 1982. The chromosomes of orchids VII. Dendrobium. Kew Bull. 37: 221–227.

2n 401×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Hashimoto, K. 1981. Chromosome count in Dendrobium I. 87 species. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 4: 63–80.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type21 records

Wild obs. + sensor21

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO84 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 21

21 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor21

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.