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Dendrobium virgineum

Dendrobium virgineum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. virgineum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium virgineum
Rchb.f 1884


Dendrobium virgineum is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plant blooms from late summer to fall with four to six flowers. Flowers are 3.75cm wide.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the cloud forest of Myanamar, Eastern Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam at elevations below 1600 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows in warm 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:The Virginal White Dendrobium

Synonym[]

  1. Callista virginea (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
  2. Dendrobium kontumense Gagnep. 1932
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