Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzg.

"Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzg. is endemic to eastern Australia. It grows in highland rainforest, mainly on antarctic beech between the Lamington National Park in Queensland and the Hunter River in New South Wales at elevations of 700 to 1400 m" 

Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzg., in Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 18 (1876); Fitzg. Austral. Orch. i. v. (1879) I.4.

Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzg., Photos by Raoul Céré

its native range is SE. Queensland to CE. New South Wales.

Latinh Name: 

Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzg.

Basionym of

Tropilis falcorostra (Fitzg.) Butzin, Willdenowia 12(2): 250 (1982).

Basionym of

Thelychiton falcorostrus (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13(11): 491 (2002) (2002).

English Name:

The Falcon's Beak Dendrobium (refers to the beak-like hook on the midlobe of the lip).

Australia:

The Beech Orchid

Description: 

Its blooms on a short, axillary almost terminal, arcuate to pendant racemose inflorescence that arise from the nodes near the apex of the evergreen leafed canes, carrying strongly fragrant flowers occuring most often in the late winter and spring.

Distribution:

New South Wales, Queensland.

Ecological:

As a small to medium sized, cold to cool growing epiphyte found almost exclusively on the Arctic Beech tree in upper branches in the highlands at elevations of 700 to 1400 m where they receive strong filtered light in a misty, humid and cool to cold environment that can see snow in the winter. 

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late winter and spring

Flower size:

2.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Grow in shady areas with cool to intermediate temperatures. Water regularly (about every 3 days) and reduce watering during winter when plant is in dormancy. Plant can be grown in medium fir bark.

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