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Dendrobium gouldii

Dendrobium gouldii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. gouldii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium gouldii
Rchb. f. 1867


Dendrobium gouldii is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plant usually blooms in the fall with seven to fourty 6.25 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in riverine, coastal and swampy forest of Papua, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands at elevations of 0 to 700 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows in warm to hot 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:Gould's Dendrobium

Synonym[]

  1. Callista gouldii (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
  2. Dendrobium imthurnii Rolfe 1912
  3. Dendrobium undulatum var. woodfordianum Maiden 1899
  4. Dendrobium woodfordianum Schltr. 1912
  5. Durabaculum gouldii (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
  6. Durabaculum imthurnii (Rolfe) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
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