Dendrobium section Platycaulon is a section of the genus Dendrobium.
Description Plants in this section have verrucose roots and broad flat stems.
Distribution Plants from this section are found in the lowlands of southeast Asia including Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea, Solomons, New Caledonia and Fiji. Species Dendrobium section Platycaulon comprises the following species: Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Dendrobium compressum Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines Dendrobium lamellatum Java Dendrobium milaniae Philippines (Leyte) Dendrobium platycaulon Borneo and the Philippines Dendrobium platygastrium Philippines, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Island and Vanuatu Dendrobium pseudolamellatum Borneo (Sabah) Dendrobium speckmaieri Sulawesi Dendrobium semendoense Sumatera Dendrobium treubii Moluccas on Ambon Island Dendrobium ypsilon Thailand
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