The Cooktown Orchid has been the floral emblem of Queensland since November 19, 1959.^[1] Its scientific name is Dendrobium phalaenopsis, a recently created species after Clements reorganised the Dendrobium bigibbum complex. The old name, Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum is still recognised as a synonym. Download high resolution version (1539x1916, 292 KB)I took this photo myself. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Hemerocallis flower, with three flower parts in each whorl Wheat, an economically important monocot The monocotyledons or Monocots are a group of flowering plants, (angiosperms) dominating great parts of the earth. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Subfamilies Apostasioideae Cypripedioideae Epidendroideae Orchidoideae Vanilloideae For genera, see list of Orchidaceae genera. ... Tribes See text. ... Species 1190 species; see List of Dendrobium species Dendrobium Swartz is a large genus of tropical orchids that consists of about 1200 species. ... Olof Peter Swartz (September 21, 1760, Norrköping, Sweden – September 19, 1816, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... This is a list of Australian floral emblems. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Species 1190 species; see List of Dendrobium species Dendrobium Swartz is a large genus of tropical orchids that consists of about 1200 species. ...

This beautiful but variable orchid occurs in several subspecies. It used to be prolific around Cooktown but is now rare in the wild, due to over-collecting by commercial collectors. The colour of the flowers varies from pinkish-mauve to lavender or purple and sometimes almost white, with the base of the labellum being a much darker purple.^{[2] [3]} Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at 15°28′ S 145°17′ E on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... The Labellum (or Lip) is a part of an orchid. ...

The plants can grow up to 80 cm in height. The flowers are on canes 10-40 cm long.

Flowering time In the dry season - usually between March and July; but sometimes all year in commercial cultivation.

Cultivation and uses

Likes a dry, sunny position with a minimum of watering and a temperature not below 13° C. Needs a bush-house in cooler climates. ^[4] Cultivated plants often have much larger flowers than those in the wild.^[5]

Queensland State Floral Emblem

Queensland, in preparation for its 1959 Centenary, sought advice what native species would be a good floral emblem. Specifically, the government was looking for an easily grown species found only in Queensland, which was decorative, distinctive, and close to the State colour, maroon. The Cooktown Orchid, which meets these criteria, was one of the four initial suggestions, the others being the Red Silky Oak (Grevillea banksii), the Umbrella Tree (Brassaia (now Schefflera) actinophylla), and the Wheel-of-Fire (Stenocarpus sinuatus). The Courier-Mail, a Brisbane newspaper, sought additional suggestions from its readers, and compiled a list of 13 possibilities. In a public poll, the Cooktown Orchid came in first place, the Red Silky Oak in second, and poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), already the floral emblem of the capital city Brisbane, came in third.^[6] A centenary is an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of an event. ... Binomial name Grevillea banksii R.Br. ... The name Umbrella tree can refer to several unrelated species: Magnolia tripetala (Umbrella magnolia) Musanga cecropioides Polyscias murrayi Schefflera actinophylla See also: Pinus pinea (Stone Pine, sometimes called Umbrella pine) Sciadopitys verticillata (Kusamaki sometimes called Japanese Umbrella Pine) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Selected species Schefflera actinophylla Schefflera arboricola Schefflera delavayi Schefflera elegantissima Schefflera longifolia Schefflera morototoni Schefflera octostyla Schefflera pubens Schefflera robusta Schefflera rotundifolia Schefflera sciadophyllum Schefflera sphaerocoma Schefflera stellata Schefflera tomentosa Schefflera umbellifera Schefflera urbaniana Schefflera venulosa For the complete list, see List of Schefflera species. ... Schefflera is a plant in the family Araliaceae. ... Species 25 spp. ... The Courier-Mail is a Queensland-based newspaper published in Brisbane. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Binomial name Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ...

References

1. ^ Badge, Arms, Floral and Other Emblems of Queensland Act 1959: 2 Floral emblem (PDF) 5. Office of Queensland Parliamentary Counsel (Reprinted 1997-12-10.). Retrieved on 2006-09-11. Not an authorised copy.
2. ^ Scarth-Johnson, Vera. 2000. National Treasures: Flowering plants of Cooktown and Northern Australia. Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association. ISBN 0646397265 (pbk); ISBN 0646397257 Limited Edition leather-bound]
3. ^ Useful information on the Cooktown Orchid
4. ^ Scarth-Johnson, Vera. 2000. National Treasures: Flowering plants of Cooktown and Northern Australia. Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association. ISBN 0646397265 (pbk); ISBN 0646397257 Limited Edition leather-bound]
5. ^ Useful information on the Cooktown Orchid
6. ^ Boden, Anne (1995). Cooktown Orchid (Dendrobium phalaenopsis) - Floral Emblem of Queensland. Floral Emblems of Australia. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Originally published by AGPS. Retrieved on 2006-09-08.

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External links

• Illustration of the Cooktown Orchid by Vera Scarth-Johnson
• Dendrobium Species Culture: Part 2 - Dendrobium phalaenopsis

Cooktown orchids and bud