Dendrobium kingianum
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| Species: | D. kingianum
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Dendrobium kingianum or Thelychiton kingianum,[2] commonly known as pink rock orchid, Captain King's dendrobium, or (somewhat misleadingly) pink rock lily, is a plant of the genus Dendrobium and native to eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales).[1][3] It was named after admiral Phillip Parker King, explorer of Australia.
Dendrobium kingianum grows naturally on rocky surfaces and occasionally on tree logs, flowers in spring or late winter. The shade of the flowers is usually pink and rarely white.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Thelychiton kingianus formerly known as Dendrobium kingianum
- ^ a b "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 295-296. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
External links
- American Orchid Society: Collector's Item: Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindl.
- C-Y Khoo. Dendrobium kingianum Care Sheet
- Massachusetts Orchid Society, Culture of Dendrobium kingianum By Dr. Wilford Neptune
- Santa Barbara (California) Orchid Estate, Dendrobium kingianum
- IOSPE orchid photos, Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindley 1844 Photo courtesy of Wilford Neptune.
- Larch Hill Orchids, Amherst Orchid Society, Amherst Massachusetts USA, Dendrobium kingianum
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