Dendrobium kingianum
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Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindl., 1844 |
Dendrobium kingianum or Thelychiton kingianum[1], also called Pink rock orchid, is a plant of the genus Dendrobium and native to eastern Australia.[2] 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[2].
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- ^ 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