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Dendrobium
kingianum
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Common name:
Capt. King's Dendrobium, Pink Rock Lily, Pink Rock Orchid
Family:
Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Synonym:
Dendrobium
kingianum
var.
album
,
Dendrobium
kingianum
var.
compactum
,
Dendrobium
kingianum
var.
silcockii
Distribution:
E Australia
Habitat:
Coast and mountains; 1640-3940ft (50-1200m)
Life form:
Lithophytic
Bloom Time (northern hemisphere):
January to May; peaks in March
Bloom characteristics:
Erect or arching inflorescence is 6-16" (15-40 cm) long with 2-20 pink to white flowers that last almost a month. Flowers are 1" (2-3 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Floral, honey
Pollination syndrome:
Bee (Apis nzellifera, Trigona sp.), chemical and nectar rewards
Plant size:
6-15" x 3-5" (15-38 x 8-13 cm), excluding inflorescence
Description:
This small to large orchid forms dense mats, and is very popular in its home country of Australia, where it is protected. It has color variable flowers, but tends towards pink in nature.
Links:
Australian National Botanic Gardens
•
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
•
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Locations
1:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 1982-0010*C • Origin: Australia • Provenance: Collected directly from the wild; origin known
2:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-1618*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
3:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2023*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
4:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2029*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
5:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2032*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
6:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2033*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
7:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2036*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
8:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2040*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
9:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2044*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
10:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2047*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
11:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2053*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
12:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2053*B • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
13:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2056*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
14:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2008-2062*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
15:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2009-0982*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
16:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2009-0983*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
17:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2009-1974*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
18:
Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House
(GH13)
• Accession: 2009-2374*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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