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Dendrobium purpureum is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms at any season with a cluster of 2 cm flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in the coastal lowland and montane forest of Malay archipeligo, New Guinea, the Caroline Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu at elevaions of 0 to 1150 meters.
Culture[]
Plant grows in intermediate 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.
Varities[]
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Dendrobium purpureum var. album | Sepals and petals are white with green tips, lip is white. |
Naming[]
Common Names: The Purple Dendrobium
Synonym[]
- Callista purpurea (Roxb.) Kuntze 1891
- Callista reinwardtii (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
- Dendrobium reinwardtii Lindl. 1859l Dendrobium praeustum Kraenzl 1910
- Dendrobium purpureum subsp. candidulum (Rchb.f.) Dauncey & P.J.Cribb 1993
- Dendrobium purpureum var. album Sander 1926
- Dendrobium purpureum var. candidulum Rchb.f. 1887
- Dendrobium purpureum var. moseleyi Hemsl. 1884
- Dendrobium purpureum var steffensianum Schltr. 1911
- Dendrobium reinwardtii Lindl. 1859
- Dendrobium scabripes Kraenzl. 1910
- Dendrobium talaudense J.J.Sm. 1930
- Dendrobium viridiroseum Rchb.f 1855
- Pedilonum purpureum [Roxb.] Breiger 1981
- Pedilonum reinwardtii [Lindl.] Rauschert 1983
- Pedilonum talaudense (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert 1983