- Dendrobium antennatum
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Antelope Orchid 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Dendrobieae Subtribe: Dendrobiinae Genus: Dendrobium Species: D. antennatum Binomial name Dendrobium antennatum
Lindl. (1843)Synonyms - Dendrobium dalbertisii Rchb.f. (1878)
- Callista antennata (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
- Ceratobium antennatum (Lindl.) M.A. Clem. & D.L. Jones (2002)
- Ceratobium dalbertisii (Rchb.f.) M.A. Clem. & D.L. Jones (2002)
The Green Antelope Orchid (Dendrobium antennatum) or (more recently) Ceratobium dalbertisii, is a small endangered species of ground orchid found only in the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia, at altitudes between 400-550 metres. The showy and long-lasting flowers appear between March and December.[1]
Dendrobium antennatum by Lewis Roberts.
Footnotes
- ^ Jones, David, L. (2006). A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia Including the Island Territories, p. 384. Reed New Holland, Sydney. ISBN 1-877069-12-4.
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