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Date of issue: 10 July 1968
Designer: R. Warner

Plant: Dendrobium bigibbum
(now more correctly known as Dendrobium phalaenopisis)


Family: Orchidaceae

Cooktown Orchid
Epiphytic or lithophytic orchid.
Grows in stunted coastal scrub, monsoon thickets, and open habitats.
Threatened due to extensive harvesting in some areas.
State floral emblem of Queensland.


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