About
The Mount Finnigan cane orchid grows on the ground or on rocks near a few mountain summits in far north Queensland. Slender pseudobulbs carry up to three leaves and usually one or two white to cream flowers.
Field notes
Morphology
Narrow pale green to yellowish pseudobulbs 2–4 cm long bear up to three thin leaves 5–8 cm long. A short stem from the pseudobulb tip carries one or two white to cream flowers 2.5–4 cm long with yellow and purple markings near the centre.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to far north Queensland, Australia, near the summits of Mount Finnigan, Mount Pieter Botte and Thornton Peak.
Ecology
Grows in exposed spots, often among boulders or Lomandra tussocks.
History & etymology
Described by David Jones in 1992 in Phytologia and named after its type locality, Mount Finnigan.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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