Dendrobium macropus (Dendrobium macropus)
Description
Dendrobium macropus is a flowering plant in the orchid family. The specific epithet comes from the Greek makros (“large” or “long”) and podos (“foot”), alluding to the relatively long pseudobulb, in contrast to that of Dendrobium brachypus described by Endlicher at the same time. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with stems growing to 40 cm in length. The pseudobulbs are cane-like and 15–35 cm long. The terminal, narrowly lanceolate leaves are 5–15 cm long and 1–2.5 cm wide. The fragrant, creamy yellow flowers are borne on terminal, 6–10 cm long inflorescences.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Dendrobium
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