Dendrobium jonesii

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

1. Dendrobium fusiforme Bailey 1902
2. Dendrobium fusiforme f. magnificum Dockrill 1956
3. Dendrobium fusiforme var. blackburnii Nicholls 1950
4. Dendrobium fusiforme var. fusiforme ( Bailey ) F.M.Bailey 1949
5. Dendrobium jonesii subsp. bancroftianum (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1989
6. Dendrobium jonesii subsp. blackburnii (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1989
7. Dendrobium jonesii subsp. jonesii Rendle 1989
8. DDendrobium jonesii subsp. magnificum (Dockrill) D.P.Banks & Clemesha 1990
9. endrobium jonesii var. jonesii Rendle 1992
10. Dendrobium jonesii var. magnificum (Dockrill) Dockrill 1992
11. Dendrobium ruppianum A.D. Hawkes ex F. Gordon 1964
12. Dendrobium speciosum var. bancroftianum Rchb.f. 1886
13. Dendrobium speciosum var. fusiforme F.M.Bailey 1883
14. Thelychiton jonesii ( Rendle ) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
15. Thelychiton jonesii subsp. bancroftianus (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
16. Thelychiton jonesii subsp. blackburnii (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
17. Tropilis ruppiana (A.D.Hawkes ex F.Gordon) Butzin 1982