Dendrobium speciosum var. curvicaule

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

Description

This variety is more compact than the species. The name “curvicaule” comes from the fact that the pseudobulb of the original type specimen was curved. Any D. speciosum will grow like this if it is growing up from under a rock, but otherwise, their pseudobulbs are straight.

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2015-1781A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is about 15" (38 cm) long with up to 45 white to slightly yellow flower. Flowers are 2" (5 cm) across.

Fragrance

Fragrant

Range

E Queensland

Habitat

Open forests, coastline; 0-3780ft (0-1150m)

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Common Name

Rainforest Rock Orchid

Rock Lily variety

Sydney Rock Orchid variety

The Outstanding Dendrobium variety

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Dendrobium

Species

speciosum

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7fbd20837-f9da-42f5-b6cd-5edb525a2769

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-1781A