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Dendrobium blumei

Dendrobium blumei

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. blumei
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium blumei
Lindl. 1830


Dendrobium blumei is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plants bloom in the spring with a small 3 to 8 cm flower. Flowers is fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in swampy areas of Thailand, the Philippines, Sumatra, Java, Bali, and Borneo at elevations below 1000 meters.

Culture[]

Plant grows in 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: Blume's Dendrobium

Synonym[]

    • Onychium fimbriatum Blume1825.
  1. Aporum blumei (Lindl.) Rauschert 1983.
  2. Ceraia fimbriata (Blume) M.A.Clem.2003.
  3. Dendrobium boothii Teijsm. & Binn.1862.
  4. Dendrobium tuberiferum Hook.f. 1890.
  5. Callista boothii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze 1891.
  6. Callista tuberifera (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891.
  7. Ceraia boothii (Teijsm. & Binn.) M.A.Clem. 2003.
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