Dendrobium antennatum

Antelope Orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. antennatum
Binomial name
Dendrobium antennatum
Lindl. (1843)
Synonyms
  • Dendrobium dalbertisii Rchb.f. (1878)
  • Callista antennata (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Ceratobium antennatum (Lindl.) M.A. Clem. & D.L. Jones (2002)
  • Ceratobium dalbertisii (Rchb.f.) M.A. Clem. & D.L. Jones (2002)

The Green Antelope Orchid (Dendrobium antennatum) or (more recently) Ceratobium dalbertisii, is a small endangered species of ground orchid found only in the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia, at altitudes between 400-550 metres. The showy and long-lasting flowers appear between March and December.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Jones, David, L. (2006). A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia Including the Island Territories, p. 384. Reed New Holland, Sydney. ISBN 1-877069-12-4.