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Australian Plants on Postage Stamps |
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.
