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Dendrobium
Swartz,in Nov.Act.Soc.Upsal. 6 (1799), 82 .
Dendrobieae . VI, IX , X, XI.Gr.dendron(tree) ,Bios bios (life). Referring to the epiphytic habit of the genus , this name , meaning " living on a tree." is curiosly parallel to the meaning of Epidendrum(q.v.).
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