Dendrobium cuthbertsonii is a species of orchid in the genus Dendrobium. It grows epiphytically at up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1][2] It is targeted by commercial collectors who harvest it for export.[3] It has one of the longest floral durations of any orchid, with individual flowers remaining open for up to nine months.[4] Another source says ten months.[5] Its stems are 1–2 centimetres (0.4–0.8 in) tall and 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in) wide; the flowers are 25–40 mm (1.0–1.6 in) long, 13–35 mm (0.5–1.4 in) wide, and extremely variable in colour.,[6] ranging from crimson through orangey-red.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Dendrobium cuthbertsonii |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Epidendroideae |
| Genus: |
Dendrobium |
| Species: |
D. cuthbertsonii |
| Binomial name |
Dendrobium cuthbertsonii
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Pedilonum cuthbertsonii (F.Muell.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter
- Maccraithea cuthbertsonii (F.Muell.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Dendrobium agathodaemonis J.J.Sm.
- Dendrobium asperifolium J.J.Sm.
- Dendrobium sophronites Schltr.
- Dendrobium trachyphyllum Schltr.
- Dendrobium coccinellum Ridl.
- Dendrobium euphues Ridl.
- Dendrobium laetum Schltr.
- Dendrobium atromarginatum J.J.Sm.
- Dendrobium lichenicola J.J.Sm.
- Pedilonum asperifolium (J.J.Sm.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter
- Pedilonum trachyphyllum (Schltr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter
- Pedilonum coccinellum (Ridl.) Rauschert
- Pedilonum euphues (Ridl.) Rauschert
- Pedilonum sophronites (Schltr.) Rauschert
- Maccraithea agathodaemonis (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea asperifolia (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea atromarginata (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea coccinella (Ridl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea euphues (Ridl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea lichenicola (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea sophronites (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Maccraithea trachyphylla (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
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