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Dendrobium
macfarlanei
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Common name:
Macfarlane's Dendrobium
Family:
Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Distribution:
New Guinea
Habitat:
foothills; 150-200m
Life form:
Epiphytic
Bloom characteristics:
Short inflorescence has 1-2 yellow flowers which last a single day. Flowers are .5" across.
Description:
This large orchid has a very short lived flower. It is named for an Australian minister of the 1800s.
Links:
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
•
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Locations
1:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2008-1099*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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