{{short description|Species of orchid from Southeast Asia}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2016}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Dendrobium utile | authority = J.J.Sm. | synonyms = ''Diplocaulobium utile'' <small>(J.J.Sm.) Kraenzl.</small> | image = Stamps of Indonesia, 079-09.jpg | image_caption = ''Dendrobium utile'' and a lowland anoa (''Bubalus depressicornis'') on a 2009 stamp of Indonesia }}

'''''Dendrobium utile''''' is a species of orchid native to Sulawesi and Papua, occurring in forests at altitudes of up to 150&nbsp;m.<ref name=useful>{{cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dendrobium+utile&redir=Diplocaulobium+utile|title=Dendrobium utile|website=Useful tropical plants}}</ref> It is the official flower of Sulawesi Tenggara.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Locally in Sulawesi this orchid is also called ''anomi, anemi'' or ''alemi'', ''toya'' in mee language,<ref name="Degei etal 2023">{{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}}</ref> or anggrek serat (fiber orchid) in common Indonesian for its fiber-rich root.<ref name="kemdikbud">{{cite web | title=Tradisi anyaman Anggrek Serat Kab. Konawe – Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sulawesi Selatan | website=Kemendikbudristek | date=2014-06-11 | url=https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/bpnbsulsel/tradisi-anyaman-anggrek-serat-kab-konawe/ | access-date=2025-01-10 | archive-date=2025-01-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110005731/https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/bpnbsulsel/tradisi-anyaman-anggrek-serat-kab-konawe/ | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

== Description == ''Dendrobium utile'' is an epiphyte.<ref name=useful/> 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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== External links == *http://alamendah.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/anggrek-serat-flora-maskot-sulawesi-tenggara/

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utile Category:Epiphytic orchids Category:Orchids of Indonesia Category:Orchids of New Guinea Category:Flora of Sulawesi Category:Plants described in 1910

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