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Dendrobium kingianum — Growing Native Plants

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Key: anbg-dendrobium-kingianum
Type: webpage
Container: Growing Native Plants
Publisher: Australian National Botanic Gardens
URL: https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp9/dendrobium-kingianum.html

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Claims

etymology

The specific epithet kingianum honours Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), a British (Australian-born) naval rear admiral and explorer who surveyed Australian coasts.

"The species name honours P.P. King (1791-1856), a British naval rear admiral and explorer."

Quote language: en
range-extent

The species occurs along Australia's east coast from Rockhampton in Queensland south to the Hunter River in New South Wales, growing on rock faces and among leaf litter in rock crevices in often harsh, sunny, drought-prone sites.

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