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Dendrobium bigibbum
Species of orchid from Australia and New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dendrobium bigibbum, commonly known as the Cooktown orchid or mauve butterfly orchid,[3] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs, each with between three and five green or purplish leaves and arching flowering stems with up to twenty, usually lilac-purple flowers. It occurs in tropical North Queensland, Australia and New Guinea.
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Quick Facts Cooktown orchid, Conservation status ...
Cooktown orchid | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. bigibbum |
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Dendrobium bigibbum | |
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There are four varieties of this orchid, each of which has previously been considered a separate species.