Dendrobium moorei
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Dendrobium moorei, commonly known as the drooping cane orchid,[1] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Lord Howe Island. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs, leathery, dark green leaves and between two and fifteen small, white drooping flowers that do not open widely.
Description
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Taxonomy and naming
Dendrobium moorei was first formally described in 1869 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen collected by Charles Moore. The description was published in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae.[4][5] The specific epithet (moorei) honours the collector of the type specimen.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The drooping cane orchid grows on trees and rocks in humid, sheltered forests, usually at altitudes of above Script error: No such module "convert". on Lord Howe Island.[1][2]
References
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- ↑ Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
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