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Dendrobium cyanocentrum

Dendrobium cyanocentrum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. cyanocentrum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium cyanocentrum
Schltr. 1906


Dendrobium cyanocentrum is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plant blooms from winter to spring with a single 1.5 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing on trees in the montane forest of New Guinea at elevations of 100 to 1300 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.

Naming[]

Common Names:The Black-Blue Center Dendrobium

Synonyms[]

  1. Dendrobium flavispiculum J.J. Sm. 1913
  2. Dendrobium lapeyrouseoides Schltr. 1912
  3. Oxyglossellum cyanocentrum (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
  4. Pedilonum cyanocentrum (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
  5. Pedilonum flavispiculum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert 1983
  6. Pedilonum lapeyrouseoides (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
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