⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-58835, and has not been changed.

Dendrobium purpureum var. candidulum Rchb.f. is a synonym of Dendrobium purpureum subsp. candidulum (Rchb.f.) Dauncey & P.J.Cribb

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 58835) with original publication details: Gard. Chron. n.s., 2: 701 1887.