Cooktown orchid

(Dendrobium bigibbum)

Description

The Two-humped Dendrobium (Dendrobium bigibbum) is a species of orchid. It is native to New Guinea and to the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. It is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Asparagales

Family:Orchidaceae

Genus:Dendrobium

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