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Dendrobium
uniflorum
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Common name:
Single Flowered Dendrobium
Family:
Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Synonym:
Dendrobium
uniflorum
var.
album
Distribution:
Indo-China to W and C Malesia
Habitat:
Evergreen lowland forests and primary montane forests; 330-5250ft (100-1600m)
Life form:
Epiphytic
Foliage characteristics:
Deciduous
Bloom Time (northern hemisphere):
Year round
Bloom characteristics:
Short inflorescence has a single, long-lasting white and green flower. Flower is .5-1.1" (1.3-2.7 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Spicy
Description:
The flowers of this medium sized orchid grow from the nodes between the leaves.
Links:
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
•
Kew Science Plants of the World Online
Locations
1:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2014-0131*A
2:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2014-0635*A
3:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2014-0637*A
4:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2014-0640*A
5:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2015-1779*B • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
6:
Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2015-2033*A
Area
Individual