Dendrobium secundum
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| Toothbrush orchid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. secundum |
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| Dendrobium secundum (Blume) Lindl. | |
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Dendrobium secundum, also known as the toothbrush orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae and in the Dendrobium genus.
It's a Pseudobulb epiphyte, that is, a plant which storage organ is derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes and that grows upon another plant (generally a tree) in a non-parasitically way.
It occurs in diverse habitats throughout south, east and southeast Asia, including Thailand, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Indo-China and Lesser Sunda Islands.
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