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Dendrobium macropus information


Norfolk Island cane orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. macropus
Binomial name
Dendrobium macropus
(Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl. (1858)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Thelychiton macropus Endl.
  • Callista macropus (Endl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium drake-castilloi Kraenzl.
  • Tropilis drake-castilloi (Kraenzl.) Rauschert

Dendrobium macropus, commonly known as the Norfolk Island cane orchid,[2] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Norfolk Island. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs, thin, dark green leaves and between five and ten yellowish green flowers that do not open widely.

  1. ^ a b "Dendrobium macropus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 406. ISBN 1877069124.

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