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Dendrobium cinnabarinum

Dendrobium cinnabarinum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. cinnabarinum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium cinnabarinum
Rchb.f. 1880


Dendrobium cinnabarinum is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plants can bloom in the fall with one to three 8 cm flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in the lower montane forest of Borneo at elevations of 900 to 1900 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter reduce watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Vermillion Dendrobium

Synonym[]

  1. Aporum cinnabarinum (Rchb.f.) Rauschert 1983
  2. Ceraia cinnabarina (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem.2003
  3. Ceraia sanguinea M.A.Clem. 2003
  4. Dendrobium cinnabarinum var. angustitepalum Carr 1935
  5. Dendrobium sanguineum Rolfe 1895
  6. Dendrobium holttumianum A.D.Hawkes 1957
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