Dendrobium unicum
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| name = Unique dendrobium
| image = Dendrobium_unicum_-_Flickr_003.jpg
| taxon = Dendrobium unicum
| authority = Seidenf.
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Dendrobium unicum is a species of orchid, commonly known as the unique dendrobium endemic to Southeast Asia, in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=59384 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi.Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin. It was first described by Seidenfadden in 1970.{{cite web|url=http://www.orchidspecies.com/dendrobiumunicum.htm|title=Dendrobium candidum|publisher=OrchidSpecies.com|accessdate=2014-01-11}}
Cultivation
Dendrobium unicum requires a cool climate with a temperature of {{convert|40|to|95|F}}{{cite web|url=http://www.andysorchids.com/pictureframe.asp?pic=images/Species/2467med.jpg&PicId=2467&PicNam=Dendrobium+-+unicum|title=Andy's orchids - Dendrobium unicum|publisher=Andy's orchids|accessdate=2014-01-11}}