Dendrobium cucumerinum
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Dendrobium cucumerinum, commonly known as the cucumber orchid or gherkin orchid,[2] is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It is an epiphytic orchid with creeping stems, gherkin-like leaves and flowering stems with up to eighteen cream-coloured, yellowish or greenish white flowers with purple stripes. It often grows on large trees near streams but is also found in drier forests.
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Cucumber orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. cucumerinum |
Binomial name | |
Dendrobium cucumerinum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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