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Epigeneium zebrinum

Epigeneium zebrinum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Epigeneium
Species: Epig. zebrinum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Epigeneium zebrinum
(J.J.Sm.) Summerh. 1957


Epigeneium zebrinum is a species of genus Epigeneium

Description[]

Plant blooms with four to nine 3.1 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the lowland forest of Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra

Culture[]

Plant grows in intermediate temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter withold watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark. Plants can also be mounted.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Zebra Like Epigeneium

Synonym[]

  1. Dendrobium citrinocastaneum Burkill 1923
  2. Dendrobium sulphuratum Ridl. 1908
  3. *Dendrobium zebrinum J.J.Sm. 1904
  4. Katherinea citrinocastanea (Burkill) A.D.Hawkes 1956
  5. Katherinea zebrina (J.J.Sm.) A.D.Hawkes 1956
  6. Sarcopodium citrinocastaneum (Burkill) Ridl. 1924
  7. Sarcopodium sulphuratum (Ridl.) Rolfe 1910
  8. Sarcopodium zebrinum (J.J.Sm.) Kraenzl. 1910
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