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Dendrobium speciosum var. compactum 'Nippon Variegata'
Object Details
- Description
- This is a compact, or smaller growing orchid.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Spring, fall
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2019-0344A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Flower is white.
- Foliage Characteristics
- New growth emerges white to yellow with green edges, and sometimes matures to dark green.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant (strong)
- Range
- SE Australia
- Habitat
- Open forests, coastline
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- Common Name
- The Outstanding Dendrobium clonal variety
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Species
- speciosum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2019-0344A
- Usage
- CC0
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