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Dendrobium bifalce is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms at any time of the year with three to seven 1 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in coastal forest and in forested areas near water in Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, the Bismark Islands, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland Australia at 0 to 800 meters in elevation.
Culture[]
Plants are warm growing with temperatures around 50 to 90°F and require medium. amounts of light. Water regularly through out the year. Plants can be potted in medium bark or sphagnum moss.
Varieties[]
| Image | Name | Description |
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Dendrobium bifalce variant | Sepals and petals are yellow and spotted. Lip is brown. |
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Dendrobium bifalce variant | Sepals and petals are yellow and spotted. Lip is red. |
Naming[]
Common Names: The Two Sickles Dendrobium
Synonyms[]
- Bulbophyllum oncidiochilum Kraenzl. 1894
- Callista bifalcis (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
- Dendrobium breviracemosum F.M.Bailey 1899
- Dendrobium chloropterum Rchb.f. & S.Moore 1878
- Doritis bifalcis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1860
- Latourea oncidiochila (Kraenzl.) Kraenzl. 1894
- Leioanthum bifalce (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Sayeria bifalcis (Lindl.) Rauschert 1983