Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Dendrobieae Scientific name Cepobaculum johannis Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Dendrobiinae Higher classification Cepobaculum | |
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Similar Dendrobium canaliculatum, Dendrobium lineale, Dendrobium discolor, Cepobaculum semifuscum, Dendrobium capra | ||
Cepobaculum johannis, or Chocolate Tea Tree Orchid, is a species of Tea Tree Orchid of the genus Cepobaculum, which was segregated in 2002 from the genus Dendrobium.
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Range
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland from Cape York to the McIlwraith Range, at 50-600 metres altitude.
Description
Common locally, growing especially on paper-barked or rough-barked trees in open forest, swampy areas and monsoonal thickets. The flowers (20-45 x 20-40 mm) bloom from March to July, are chocolate brown, with bright yellow labellum and have an unpleasant scent. Sepals and petals strongly twisted, thick and shiny.
References
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