Dendrobium boosii
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| Dendrobium boosii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. boosii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrobium boosii Cootes & W.Suarez | |
Dendrobium boosii, or Ronny Boos' dendrobium, is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae endemic to the Philippines.
Growth habit: epiphytic; sympodial; pendent. stems: attached to host from base; from which the plant then branches considerably and reach up to 72 centimetres (28 in) 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 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 in) long; apical two thirds of secondary and tertiary branches dark dull purple and leafy.
Leaves: thinly textured; lanceolate and subsessile, 3.5 to 6.0 cm (1.4 to 2.4 in) long by 6 to 10 mm (0.24 to 0.39 in) 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.[1] It is the smallest-flowered member of the section Calcarifera from the Philippines.