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Dendrobium macropus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Dendrobieae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Dendrobiinae

Similar
  
Dendrobium, Dendrobium moorei, Dendrobium junceum, Dendrobium milaniae, Dendrobium gracilicaule

Dendrobium macropus is a flowering plant in the orchid family. The specific epithet comes from the Greek makros (“large” or “long”) and podos (“foot”), alluding to the relatively long pseudobulb, in contrast to that of Dendrobium brachypus described by Endlicher at the same time.

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Description

It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with stems growing to 40 cm in length. The pseudobulbs are cane-like and 15–35 cm long. The terminal, narrowly lanceolate leaves are 5–15 cm long and 1–2.5 cm wide. The fragrant, creamy yellow flowers are borne on terminal, 6–10 cm long inflorescences.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia, Fiji and New Caledonia, as well as on the Tasman Sea islands of Lord Howe and Norfolk.

Subspecies

Described subspecies include:

  • Dendrobium macropus subsp. macropus (Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl. – Norfolk Island
  • Dendrobium macropus subsp. gracilicaule (F.Muell) P.S.Green (syn. Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell.) – eastern Australia
  • Dendrobium macropus subsp. howeanum (Maiden) P.S.Green – Lord Howe Island
  • References

    Dendrobium macropus Wikipedia