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Dendrochilum convallariiforme

Dendrochilum convallariiforme

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
SubTribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Dendrochilum
Species: Ddc. convallariiforme
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrochilum convallariiforme
Schauer 1843


Dendrochilum convallariiforme is a species in the Dendrochilum genus.

Description[]

The plant blooms in the winter with around fifty 8mm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in Philippines in shaded areas at elevations of 300 to 900 meters

Culture[]

Plant can be grown from warm areas with medium to bright light. Pot with fine bark and perlite or sphagnum moss. Plant prefers dry periods between watering. Reduce watering during the winter. Water about once a week.


Naming[]

Common Name: The Lilly Of the Valley-Like Dendrochilum

Synonyms[]

  1. Acoridium bistortum (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) Rolfe 1904
  2. Acoridium confusum (Ames) Ames 1922
  3. Acoridium convallariiforme (Schauer) Rolfe 1904
  4. Dendrobium bicallosum Ames 1908
  5. Dendrochilum bicallosum var minor
  6. Dendrochilum confusum Ames 1911
  7. Dendrochilum bistortum (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) J.J.Sm. 1904
  8. Dendrochilum convallariiforme var. minor (Ames) H.A.Pedersen 1997
  9. Platyclinis bistorta H.Wendl. & Kraenzl. 1856
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