Dickasonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Arethuseae
Subtribe:	Coelogyninae
Genus:	Dickasonia L.O.Williams
Species:	D. vernicosa
Binomial name
Dickasonia vernicosa L.O.Williams
Synonyms[1]
Kalimpongia Pradhan Kalimpongia narajitii Pradhan

Dickasonia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There is only one known species, Dickasonia vernicosa, which is native to the Himalayas from Darjeeling, through Bhutan and Assam to Myanmar.^[1]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 56ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

• Media related to Dickasonia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Dickasonia at Wikispecies
• IOSPE orchid photos
• Marni Turkel, Mostly Species Orchids and Flasks (Santa Rosa California USA), Dickasonia vernicosa outcross
• Terragalleria studio photo
• Au Jardin de Minique, Dickasonia

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