Dendrobium gracilicaule
species of plant
Dendrobium gracilicaule, commonly known as blotched cane orchid or yellow cane orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs, between three and seven thin leaves and up to thirty often drooping, cream-coloured to yellow or greenish flowers, sometimes with reddish brown blotches on the back. There are two varieties, one occurring in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia and the other on some Pacific Islands, including Lord Howe Island.
Description
Dendrobium gracilicaule is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb that has cylindrical, yellowish green pseudobulbs 40–100 cm (20–40 in) long and 4–13 mm (0.2–0.5 in) wide, each with between three and seven leaves on the top. The leaves are thin, dark green, 70–130 mm (3–5 in) long and 20–40 mm (0.8–2 in) wide. The flowering stem is 50–150 mm (2–6 in) long and bears between five and thirty, often drooping flowers. The flowers are cream-coloured to yellow or greenish, 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in) long and wide, in one variety with large reddish blotches on the back. The sepals are 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide and are relatively think and fleshy. The petals are 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide. The labellum is 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide and has three lobes.
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