"orchid named after former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. during the commemoration of his 25th death anniversary. ... During a... commemoration of Aquino's death... a fully-grown eight-year-old hybrid variety of orchid producing yellow blooms was presented and officially named Dendrobium Ninoy Aquino. ... it is a hybrid between two plants [hybrids] from Hawaii called Dendrobium Odoms goldmine and Dendrobium Manolo Lopez. ... Dendrobium Ninoy Aquino... is... registered with the Royal Hybrid Society in London"
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