Dendrobium speciosum var. curvicaule

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Description
This variety is more compact than the species. The name “curvicaule” comes from the fact that the pseudobulb of the original type specimen was curved. Any D. speciosum will grow like this if it is growing up from under a rock, but otherwise, their pseudobulbs are straight.
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2015-1781A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Inflorescence is about 15" (38 cm) long with up to 45 white to slightly yellow flower. Flowers are 2" (5 cm) across.
Fragrance
Fragrant
Range
E Queensland
Habitat
Open forests, coastline; 0-3780ft (0-1150m)
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Common Name
Rainforest Rock Orchid
Rock Lily variety
Sydney Rock Orchid variety
The Outstanding Dendrobium variety
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Dendrobium
Species
speciosum
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2015-1781A
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7fbd20837-f9da-42f5-b6cd-5edb525a2769
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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