Dendrobium macropus subsp. macropus
| Dendrobium macropus subsp. macropus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. macropus |
| Subspecies: | D. m. subsp. macropus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dendrobium macropus subsp. macropus (Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl.[1] | |
Dendrobium macropus subsp. macropus, commonly known as the Norfolk Island orchid, is a flowering plant in the orchid family. It is the nominate subspecies of Dendrobium macropus, which occurs in eastern Australia as well as in Fiji and New Caledonia.[1][2]
Description
It is an epiphytic orchid. The flowers are peloric; the blunt, linear-elliptic sepals and petals are 1 cm long; the labellum is undifferentiated. The whole population is presumed to be cleistogamous.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The subspecies is endemic to Australia's external territory of Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. It is fairly common in forested parts of the island.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 " Dendrobium macropus subsp. howeanum ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ↑ " Dendrobium macropus ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-13.
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