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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. stratiotes
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References
edit- ^ 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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