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This orchid is a member of one of the largest orchid genera, Dendrobium,
which includes more than 1,000 species, ranging from India and Sri Lanka east
to Japan and south through the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and New Guinea
to Australia and the Pacific Islands. Dendrobium stratiotes, which hails
from the Moluccan islands of eastern Indonesia, is a favorite among orchid
enthusiasts for its delicate structure, brightly veined lip, and antler-like
sepals (the modified leaves in the outer whorl of a flower).
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