Dendrobium utile

{{short description|Species of orchid from Southeast Asia}}

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| taxon = Dendrobium utile

| authority = J.J.Sm.

| synonyms = Diplocaulobium utile (J.J.Sm.) Kraenzl.

| image = Stamps of Indonesia, 079-09.jpg

| image_caption = Dendrobium utile and a lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) on a 2009 stamp of Indonesia

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Dendrobium utile is a species of orchid native to Sulawesi and Papua, occurring in forests at altitudes of up to 150 m.{{cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dendrobium+utile&redir=Diplocaulobium+utile|title=Dendrobium utile|website=Useful tropical plants}} It is the official flower of Sulawesi Tenggara.{{cite web|url=http://www.do-apps.com/58_en/e_34667.html|website=Do-apps.com|title=Dendrobium|access-date=2016-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109083757/http://www.do-apps.com/58_en/e_34667.html|archive-date=2017-01-09|url-status=dead}} Locally in Sulawesi this orchid is also called anomi, anemi or alemi, toya in mee language,{{cite journal | last=Degei | first=Benyamin | last2=Kameubun | first2=Konstantina| last3=Antoh | first3=Alfed A.| title=Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Untuk Pakaian Tradisional Suku Mee di Kampung Wiyogei Distrik Kamuu Utara Kabupaten Dogiyai Papua | journal= Nova Guinea | publisher=Universitas Cendrawasih | volume=14 | issue=1| year=2023 | page=178–189}} or anggrek serat (fiber orchid) in common Indonesian for its fiber-rich root.{{cite web | title=Tradisi anyaman Anggrek Serat Kab. Konawe – Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sulawesi Selatan | website=Kemendikbudristek | date=2014-06-11 | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110005731/https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/bpnbsulsel/tradisi-anyaman-anggrek-serat-kab-konawe/| access-date=2025-01-10}}

Description

Dendrobium utile is an epiphyte. It is distinguished from similar orchids by the root shaped like a bird nest with green-yellowish colors. The flowers grow in the leaf axils. The petals are yellow, with a narrow shape. The plants make attractive decorations, but are short-lived. The roots are used to make expensive handcrafts because of its soft texture and shiny and golden color.

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