''Dendrobium aphyllum'', commonly known as the hooded orchid or 兜唇石斛 (dou chun shi hu) is a species of

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/ref>Flora of China v 25 p 379, 兜唇石斛 dou chun shi hu, ''Dendrobium cucullatum'' R. Brown, Bot. Reg. 7: ad t. 548. 1821. (synonym of ''Dendrobium aphyllum'')
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aphyllum Orchids of Asia Flora of East Himalaya Flora of West Himalaya Flora of Indo-China Orchids of Assam Orchids of Bangladesh Orchids of Myanmar Orchids of China Orchids of Malaysia Orchids of Nepal Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Plants described in 1795 {{Dendrobium-stub