Dendrobium stratiotes

Dendrobium stratiotes
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. stratiotes
Binomial name
	Dendrobium stratiotes; Rchb.f.
Synonyms
	Callista stratiotes (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Ceratobium stratiotes (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones;

Dendrobium stratiotes is an epiphytic orchid (family Orchidaceae) native to the rainforests of New Guinea. It is especially noteworthy for having the longest lasting flowers of any plant, individual flowers at Kew Gardens in Surrey, near London, having remained fresh for as long as nine months.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Chadburn, H.; Schuiteman, A. (2019). "Dendrobium stratiotes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T119257497A119263193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T119257497A119263193.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Dendrobium stratiotes". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ Haywood, V.F., ed. (1992). Flowering Plants of the World. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 217 (Table 5–32).
^ Correspondence with P. Francis Hunt of Thames Polytechnic , Dartford, Kent, England.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Chadburn, H.; Schuiteman, A. (2019). "Dendrobium stratiotes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T119257497A119263193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T119257497A119263193.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] "Dendrobium stratiotes". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[3] Haywood, V.F., ed. (1992). Flowering Plants of the World. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 217 (Table 5–32).

[4] Correspondence with P. Francis Hunt of Thames Polytechnic , Dartford, Kent, England.

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