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Dendrobium aciculare is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms at any time of the year with a single 1.3 cm wide flower.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in Thailand and Borneo.
Culture[]
Plant requires cool to warm temperatures and medium amounts of light. Keep plants moist. Plants prefer dry outs between waterings. From fall to winter reduce water and resume normal watering patterns when new shoots appear in spring. Plant is best mounted. Pot in medium fir bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. To induce flowering reduce temperatures.
Naming[]
Common Names: The Needle shaped Dendrobium
Synonym[]
- Callista acicularis (Lindl.) Kuntze, (1891).
- Aporum aciculare (Lindl.) Rauschert, (1983).
- Ceraia acicularis (Lindl.) M.A.Clem., (2003).
- Dendrobium koeteianum Schltr., (1906).
- Aporum koeteianum (Schltr.) Rauschert, (1983).
- Ceraia koeteiana (Schltr.) M.A.Clem., (2003).
Reference[]
- Baker, Charles O., and Margaret L.. Orchid Species Culture Dendrobium. Oregon: Timber Press, 1996.