Dendrobium johnsoniae

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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Object Details

Description

This small to medium sized orchid prefers warm to cool temperatures. It is named for the daughter of an Australian pastor in the late 1800s.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

Year round

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2010-1232B

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is 3-8" (7.6-20.3 cm) long with 6-12 white flowers with purple-lined throats. Flowers are 3" (7.5 cm) across.

Fragrance

Fragrant

Range

New Guinea to Solomon Is.

Habitat

Wet tropic lowlands; 1640-4920ft (500-1500m)

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Common Name

Johnson's Dendrobium

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Dendrobium

Species

johnsoniae

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax722abf969-f588-4f11-a262-0c206a010361

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2010-1232B