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Dendrobium jonesii is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description
Plant blooms in the winter with a cluster of up to thirty 2 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution
Plant is found growing in the trees in the open forest of northeastern Australia at elevations of 150 to 1400 meters.
Culture
Plant grows in intermediate to warm 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:Jones' Dendrobium
Synonym
- Dendrobium fusiforme Bailey 1902
- Dendrobium fusiforme f. magnificum Dockrill 1956
- Dendrobium fusiforme var. blackburnii Nicholls 1950
- Dendrobium fusiforme var. fusiforme ( Bailey ) F.M.Bailey 1949
- Dendrobium jonesii subsp. bancroftianum (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1989
- Dendrobium jonesii subsp. blackburnii (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1989
- Dendrobium jonesii subsp. jonesii Rendle 1989
- DDendrobium jonesii subsp. magnificum (Dockrill) D.P.Banks & Clemesha 1990
- endrobium jonesii var. jonesii Rendle 1992
- Dendrobium jonesii var. magnificum (Dockrill) Dockrill 1992
- Dendrobium ruppianum A.D. Hawkes ex F. Gordon 1964
- Dendrobium speciosum var. bancroftianum Rchb.f. 1886
- Dendrobium speciosum var. fusiforme F.M.Bailey 1883
- Thelychiton jonesii ( Rendle ) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Thelychiton jonesii subsp. bancroftianus (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Thelychiton jonesii subsp. blackburnii (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Tropilis ruppiana (A.D.Hawkes ex F.Gordon) Butzin 1982