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Dendrobium reconditum
Dendrobium reconditum, commonly known as the closed burr orchid, is an epiphytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Moa Island in the Torres Strait. It has a single thin leaf on a thin stem and a small white, more or less spherical flower that does not open. It grows on rough-barked trees in rainforest.
The closed burr orchid grows on rough-barked trees in rainforest on low hills and is only known from Moa Island.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrobium reconditum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
