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Dendrobium spectabile

Dendrobium spectabile

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. spectabile
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium spectabile
(Blume) Miq. 1859


Dendrobium spectabile is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plant blooms from october to may with around twenty 7.5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing on coconut trees in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands at elevations of 300 to 2000 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows in warm to hot temperatures with high amounts of light(direct sunlight during the winter, 30% shade during the summer). Summer temperatures (day)around 27-29°, winter temperatures (day) around 24-26°, night temperatures between 18-21°. There must be a temp.difference between day and night, or the orchid will not bloom. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Grand Dendrobium

Synonym[]

  1. Callista spectabilis (Blume) Kuntze 1891
  2. Dendrobium tigrinum Rolfe ex Hemsl. 1891
  3. *Latourea spectabilis Blume 1849
  4. Latouria spectabilis Blume 1850
  5. Latourorchis spectabile [Bl.] Breiger 1981
  6. Sayeria spectabilis (Blume) Rauschert 1983
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