Dendrobium cuthbertsonii

Dendrobium cuthbertsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. cuthbertsonii
Binomial name
Dendrobium cuthbertsonii F. Muell.
Synonyms
Pedilonum cuthbertsonii (F.Muell.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter Maccraithea cuthbertsonii (F.Muell.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Dendrobium agathodaemonis J.J.Sm. Dendrobium asperifolium J.J.Sm. Dendrobium sophronites Schltr. Dendrobium trachyphyllum Schltr. Dendrobium coccinellum Ridl. Dendrobium euphues Ridl. Dendrobium laetum Schltr. Dendrobium atromarginatum J.J.Sm. Dendrobium lichenicola J.J.Sm. Pedilonum asperifolium (J.J.Sm.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter Pedilonum trachyphyllum (Schltr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter Pedilonum coccinellum (Ridl.) Rauschert Pedilonum euphues (Ridl.) Rauschert Pedilonum sophronites (Schltr.) Rauschert Maccraithea agathodaemonis (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea asperifolia (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea atromarginata (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea coccinella (Ridl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea euphues (Ridl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea lichenicola (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea sophronites (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Maccraithea trachyphylla (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Dendrobium cuthbertsonii is a species of orchid in the genus Dendrobium. It grows epiphytically at up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It is targeted by commercial collectors who harvest it for export. It has one of the longest floral durations of any orchid, with individual flowers remaining open for up to nine months. Its stems are 1–2 centimetres (0.4–0.8 in) tall and 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in) wide; the flowers are 25–40 mm (1.0–1.6 in) long, 13–35 mm (0.5–1.4 in) wide, and extremely variable in colour.

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