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Dendrobium johnsoniae

Dendrobium johnsoniae

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. johnsoniae
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium johnsoniae
F. Muell. 1882


Dendrobium johnsoniae is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plant blooms from fall to winter with several 7.5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Papua and New Guinea at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows in cool to hot 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: Johnson's Dendrobium

Synonym[]

  1. Aporopsis macfarlanei (F.Muell.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
  2. Aporum macfarlanei (F.Muell.) Rauschert 1983
  3. Callista macfarlanei (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
  4. Ceraia macfarlanei (F.Muell.) M.A.Clem. 2003
  5. Dendrobium macfarlanei Rchb. f. 1882
  6. Dendrobium monodon Kraenzl. 1906
  7. Dendrobium monodon Kraenzl. 1910
  8. Dendrobium niveum Rolfe 1891
  9. Latourorchis johnsoniae {F. Meuller] Breiger 1981
  10. Sayeria johnsoniae (F. Muell.) Rauschert 1983
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