Date of issue: 6 August 1998
Designer: Cathleen Cram
Artist: Clare Kaegi

Plant: Dendrobium phalaenopsis

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Cooktown Orchid
The Cooktown Orchid, the floral emblem of Queensland, was previously known by the name Dendrobium bigibbum. It is believed to grow only in an area along the coastal ranges between Mout Malloy, west of Mossman, and the Archer River in Cape York Peninsula.