Dendrobium cuthbertsonii
Cuthbertson's dendrobium
Family Orchidaceae
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About
A miniature high-mountain orchid of New Guinea whose large, colourful flowers can stay open for nine months or more, among the longest-lasting of any orchid.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Stems 1–2 cm tall; flowers 2.5–4 cm long.
Field notes
Morphology
Stems are only 1–2 cm tall and 4–7 mm wide, yet flowers reach 2.5–4 cm long. Flower colour is very variable, from crimson to orange-red.
Distribution & habitat
New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, growing as an epiphyte up to about 3,000 m.
Ecology
Individual flowers remain open for up to nine or ten months.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, though it is targeted by commercial collectors for export.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
- IUCN status
- Least concern
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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