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Dendrobium mirbelianum is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms at any time of the year with five to thirty 5.5 cm flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in lowland forest and swamps of Northern Australia to Papua and New Guinea at elevations of 0 to 650 meters.
Culture[]
Plant grows in warm to hot 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:Mangrove Orchid, Mirbel's Dendrobium
Synonym[]
- Callista mirbelliana (Gaudich.) Kuntze 1891
- Dendrobium aruanum Kranzlin 1910
- Dendrobium buluense Schlechter 1912
- Dendrobium buluense var. kauloense Schlechter 1912
- Dendrobium giuliorietti Bailey 1883
- Dendrobium giulianettii F.M. Bailey 1883
- Dendrobium polycarpum Rchb.f 1883
- Dendrobium prionochilum F. Muell. & Kraenzl. ex Kraenzl. 1894
- Dendrobium rosenbergii Teijsm. & Binn. 1862
- Dendrobium wilkianum Rupp 1941
- Durabaculum mirbelianum (Gaudich.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Durabaculum prionochilum (F.Muell. & Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002