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Dendrobium aberrans

Den aberrans

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Den. aberrans
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dendrobium aberrans
Schltr. 1912


Dendrobium aberrans is a species of genus Dendrobium

Description[]

Plant blooms from fall to spring with two to six 1.25 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in tree fern and shady tree trunks in Papua and New Guinea at elevations of 300 to 1900 meters.

Culture[]

Plant requires cool to warm temperatures and medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. From fall to winter reduce water and resume normal watering patterns when new shoots appear in spring. Plant is best mounted. Pot in medium fir bark with perlite or sphagnum moss.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Deviating Dendrobium

Synonyms[]

  1. Sayeria aberrans (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
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