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''Dendrobium boosii'' (Ronny Boos' dendrobium) is a member of the family Orchidaceae endemic to the Philippines. ==Description== Growth habit: epiphytic; sympodial; pendent. stems: attached to host from base; from which the plant then branches considerably and reach up to in length with a diameter of 1 mm at the base and thickening to 4 mm on secondary branches; stems covered in translucent cataphylls (a leaf whose primary function is something other than photosynthesis); internodes from long; apical two thirds of secondary and tertiary braches dark dull purple and leafy. Leaves: thinly textured; lanceolate and (sub)sessile, long by wide, at 90° to the stem. Inflorescences: single flowered; appearing from nodes of the leafless stems. Flower colour: Sepals and petals are pinkish-white to pale pink with five to seven pinkish-red stripes basally; labellum is pink, yellow and orange.〔Philippine Native Orchid Species pp. 106-107, J.Cootes 2011〕 It is the smallest-flowered member of the section Calcarifera from the Philippines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dendrobium boosii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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