Dendrobium discolor

Antler orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. discolor
Binomial name
Dendrobium discolor
Synonyms
List
    • Callista undulata Kuntze
    • Dendrobium broomfieldii (Fitzg.) Fitzg.
    • Dendrobium discolor f. broomfieldii (Fitzg.) Dockrill
    • Dendrobium discolor Lindl. f. discolor
    • Dendrobium discolor Lindl. subsp. discolor
    • Dendrobium discolor subsp. incurvata Liddle & P.I.Forst.
    • Dendrobium discolor var. broomfieldii D.L.Jones nom. inval.
    • Dendrobium discolor var. broomfieldii (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
    • Dendrobium discolor Lindl. var. discolor
    • Dendrobium discolor var. fuscum (Fitzg.) Dockrill
    • Dendrobium elobatum Rupp
    • Dendrobium fuscum Fitzg.
    • Dendrobium undulatum R.Br. nom. illeg.
    • Dendrobium undulatum var. broomfieldii Fitzg.
    • Dendrobium undulatum var. carterae F.M.Bailey
    • Durabaculum fuscum (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
    • Durabaculum undulatum (Kuntze) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
    • Durabaculum undulatum var. broomfieldii (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
    • Durabaculum undulatum (R.Br.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones var. undulatum

Dendrobium discolor, commonly known as antler orchid or golden orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae, and are native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and part of Indonesia. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs, each with between ten and thirty five leathery leaves, and flowering stems with up to forty mostly brownish or greenish flowers with wavy and twisted sepals and petals.

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