The hairy flickingeria

(Dendrobium comatum)

Description

Dendrobium comatum is an orchid art first described by Carl Ludwig von Blume, and now became known as John Lindley. Dendrobium comatum is included in the genus Dendrobium and the family orchids. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Asparagales

Family:Orchidaceae

Genus:Dendrobium

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