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Dendrobium bracteosum is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plants bloom from spring to fall with three to eight 2.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the mangrove forest of Papua and New Guinea at elevations of 0 to 700 meters
Culture[]
Plant grows in cool 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.
Varieties[]
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Dendrobium bracteosum var roseum | Sepals and petals are magenta, lip is magenta |
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Dendrobium bracteosum var album | Sepals and petals are white, lip is orange |
Naming[]
Common Names:The Bracted Dendrobium
Synonym[]
- Dendrobium bracteosum var. album Sander 1901
- Dendrobium bracteosum var. roseum Sander 1901
- Dendrobium chrysolabium Rolfe 1889
- Dendrobium chrysolabrum Rolfe 1889
- Dendrobium dixsonii F.M.Bailey 1896
- Dendrobium dixsonii var. eborinum F.M.Bailey 1899
- Dendrobium eitapense Schlechter 1912
- Dendrobium leucochysum Schlechter 1923
- Dendrobium novae-hiberniae Kranzlin 1894
- Dendrobium quadrialatum J.J.Sm. 1922
- Dendrobium trisaccatum Kranzlin 1910
- Pedilonum bracteosum (Rchb. f.) Rauschert 1983
- Pedilonum eitapense (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
- Pedilonum leucochysum (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
- Pedilonum quadrialatum [J.J.Sm.] Raushert 1983