Dendrobium stratiotes

Dendrobium stratiotes is an epiphytic orchid (family Orchidaceae) native to the rainforests of New Guinea. It is especially noteworthy for having the longest lasting flowers of any plant, individual flowers at Kew Gardens in Surrey, near London, having remained fresh for as long as nine months.^[3][4]

Dendrobium stratiotes
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. stratiotes
Binomial name
Dendrobium stratiotes Rchb.f.
Synonyms[2]
Callista stratiotes (Rchb.f.) Kuntze Ceratobium stratiotes (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones