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Dendrobium anosmum is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms from winter to spring with 8 to 10 flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 5 to 10 cm wide.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in the lowland forest of Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua and New Guinea at elevations of around 1300 meters.
Culture[]
Plant requires warm temperatures and medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. From fall to winter keep plant dry and withhold water until new shoots appear in spring. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.
Varieties[]
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Dendrobium anosmum var. alba | Sepals and petals are white, lip is white. |
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Dendrobium anosmum var. huttonii | Sepals and petals are white, lip is magenta. |
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Dendrobium anosmum variant | Sepals and petals are pink, lip is magenta. |
Naming[]
Common Names:Unscented Dendrobium
Synonyms[]
- Callista anosma O. Ktze. 1891
- Callista macrophylla [Lindl.] Kuntze 1891
- Callista scortechinii O. Ktze. 1891
- Dendrobium anosmum var. dearei (Rolfe) Ames & Quisumb. 1935
- Dendrobium anosmum var. giganteum [Rchb.f] Valmayor & Tiu 1984
- Dendrobium leucorhodum Schlechter 1879
- Dendrobium macranthum Hooker or Miquel ?
- Dendrobium macrophyllum Lindley not Ames or Richards ?
- Dendrobium retusum Llanos 1859
- Dendrobium scortechinii Hooker 1890
- Dendrobium superbum Rchb.f 1864
- Dendrobium superbum Rchb.f var anosmum Rchb.f ?
- Dendrobium superbum var. dearei Rolfe 1891
- Dendrobium anosmum Lindley 1845
- Dendrobium superbum var. huttonii Rchb.f. 1869