Dendrobium agrostophyllum, the buttercup orchid,[2] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and has a creeping rhizome with well-spaced pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb has up to twenty grass-like leaves, some of the leaves having flowering stems on the opposite side of the pseudobulb, each raceme with up to ten waxy, fragrant, bright yellow flowers. It grows in wet forest in coast areas of north Queensland, Australia.
Dendrobium agrostophyllum is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with creeping rhizomes that have well-spaced pseudobulbs, each with between eight and twenty grass-like leaves. The pseudobulbs are 100–600 mm (4–20 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide and the leaves are 40–100 mm (2–4 in) long, 8–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) wide and yellowish with a furrow along the midline. The flowering racemes are 20–50 mm (0.8–2 in) long with between two and ten fragrant, waxy, slightly cupped, bright yellow flowers that are 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long, 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) wide. The sepals are 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide, the dorsal sepal slightly narrower than the laterals. The petals are 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and 5 mm (0.2 in) wide. The labellum is about 9 mm (0.4 in) long, 6 mm (0.2 in) wide and has three lobes. The side lobes are curve upwards and the middle lobe has two ridges on its midline and two forward projecting flanges. Flowering occurs from July to November.[2][3]
Dendrobium agrostophyllum was first formally described in 1873 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in his book Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae.[4][5]
The buttercup orchid grows on rocks and in moist forest including rainforest between the Mount Windsor National Park and the Paluma Range National Park.[2][3]
Dendrobium agrostophyllum, the buttercup orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and has a creeping rhizome with well-spaced pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb has up to twenty grass-like leaves, some of the leaves having flowering stems on the opposite side of the pseudobulb, each raceme with up to ten waxy, fragrant, bright yellow flowers. It grows in wet forest in coast areas of north Queensland, Australia.
Dendrobium agrostophyllum, es una especie de orquídea originaria de Australia.
Es una orquídea de tamaño pequeño mediano, que prefiere un clima fresco. Con hábitos epífitas que crece con una hilera delgada de como pseudobulbos rastreros con tallos que llevan 20 o más hojas delgadas como hierbas. Florecen en una inflorescencia corta con 2 a 10 fragantes flores cerosas, que no se abren totalmente, racemosa que surge de los nodos en el extremo superior de las hierbas delgadas, ya sean viejas o nuevas desde el invierno hasta la primavera.[1]
Se encuentra en el noreste Queensland, Australia, en los bosques nubosos fríos en ramas de árboles superiores o troncos de árboles a altitudes de 800 a 1300 metros.
Dendrobium agrostophyllum fue descrita por Ferdinand von Mueller y publicado en Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 8: 28. 1872.[2]
Dendrobium: nombre genérico que procede de la palabra griega (δένδρον) dendron = "tronco, árbol" y (βιος) Bios = "vida", en resumen significa "viven sobre los troncos de los árboles" (por su naturaleza epifita).
agrostophyllum: epíteto latino que significa "con hojas herbáceas".
Dendrobium agrostophyllum adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Orchidaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Asparagales. Spesies Dendrobium agrostophyllum sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Dendrobium.[1] Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh F.Muell..
Dendrobium agrostophyllum adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Orchidaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Asparagales. Spesies Dendrobium agrostophyllum sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Dendrobium. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh F.Muell..
Dendrobium agrostophyllum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Lan. Loài này được F.Muell. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1874.[1]
Dendrobium agrostophyllum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Lan. Loài này được F.Muell. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1874.
