Blotched Cane Orchid or Yellow Cane Orchid, Dendrobium gracilicaule, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae.


Blotched Cane Orchid or Yellow Cane Orchid, Dendrobium gracilicaule, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae. Dendrobium gracilicaule, commonly known as the blotched cane orchid or yellow cane orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs, between three and seven thin leaves and up to thirty often drooping, cream-coloured to yellow or greenish flowers, sometimes with reddish brown blotches on the back. There are two varieties, one occurring in Queensland and New South Wales and the other on some Pacific Islands, including Lord Howe Island.


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Location: Australia
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