Dendrobium farmeri

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Description
Rather than farmers, this medium sized orchid is named for the man in whom’s greenhouse it first bloomed in England in the mid-1800s.
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2015-1764A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Pendant inflorescence is 8" long and densly flowerd in white blooms with yellow centers. Flowers are 1.2-2" across and can last 2-3 weeks.
Fragrance
Sweet
Range
C Himalaya to Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat
Evergreen lowland and montane forests; 150-1000m
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Common Name
Farmer's Dendrobium
Farmer's Orchid
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Dendrobium
Species
farmeri
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2015-1764A
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax796ba2fea-e053-4ff2-ad97-423db787ee51

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