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Dendrobium Carrii
''Dendrobium carrii'', commonly known as the furrowed moon orchid, is an Epiphyte, epiphytic orchid in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae and has well-spaced pseudobulbs with one or two leaves, and flowering stems bearing between five and ten white or cream-coloured flowers with an orange or yellow Labellum (botany), labellum. It mostly occurs on the ranges inland from Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Cape Tribulation and Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail in Queensland. Description ''Dendrobium carrii'' is an epiphytic Herbaceous plant, herb with well-spaced pseudobulbs long and wide, each with one or two thin, dark green, furrowed leaves long, wide on the end. The flowering racemes are long and bear between five and ten Resupination, resupinate white or cream-coloured flowers that are wide. The sepals and petals are long, wide with a tapered end. The Labellum (botany), labellum is orange or yellow, about long, wide and has three lobes. The side lobes are short and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Rupp
Herman Montague Rucker Rupp (27 December 1872 – 2 September 1956) was an Australian clergyman and botanist who specialised in orchids. He was known throughout his life as Montague Rupp (pronounced "Rupe") and in later life as the "Orchid Man". Rupp was born in Port Fairy, Victoria to Charles Ludwig Hermann Rupp, a Prussian-born Anglican clergyman and Marie Ann Catherine Rupp, a Tasmanian who died two weeks after the birth of Montague. Montague Rupp was educated at Geelong Grammar School as a boarder, where an uncle John Bracebridge Wilson, the naturalist, was headmaster. Charles's parents died on the voyage to Australia or shortly before, and the boy was raised by William Frederic Augustus Rucker (1807 - 1882), another Prussian émigré. Rupp was made deacon on 28 May 1899 and ordained priest on 2 June 1901. He began recording his botanical observations and specimens in 1892; from 1899 made 'a census of the native plants' of his parishes. In 1924 he decided to 'concentrate on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |