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Dendrobium affine is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms at any time of the year with 3-4 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in swamps, deserts and rain forest of Australia, New Guinea, and the islands of Timor, Seram and Tanimbar
Culture[]
Plant requires warm temperatures and medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter keep plant dry and withhold water until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drained mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.
Varities[]
| Image | Name | Description |
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Dendrobium affine var. alba | Sepals and petals white. Lip is white. |
Naming[]
Common Names: The Similar Dendrobium
Synonyms[]
- Callista affinis (Decne.) Kuntze 1891
- Callista dicupha (F.Muell.) Kuntze 1891
- Callista leucophota (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891
- Dendrobium bigibbum Mueller not Lindley
- Dendrobium dicuphum F.Muell. 1874
- Dendrobium dicuphum var. album E.W.Cooper 1951
- Dendrobium dicuphum var. dicuphum F.Muell. 1948
- Dendrobium dicuphum var. grandiflorum Rupp & T.E. Hunt 1948
- Dendrobium leucolophotum Rchb.f. 1882
- Dendrobium leucophotum Rchb.f. 1882
- Dendrobium urvillei Finet ?
- Onychium afine Decaisne 1836
- Vappodes affinis (Decne.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Vappodes dicupha (F.Muell.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002