Dendrobium scopa

 Dendrobium scopa Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 55 (1842).

Dendrobium scopa Lindl., Photos by Mathew Jose Mathew

its native range is Borneo to Sulawesi.

Latinh Name: 

Dendrobium scopa Lindl.

Synonym:

Desmotrichum scopa (Lindl.) Kraenzl.

Ephemerantha scopa (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh.

Flickingeria scopa (Lindl.) Brieger

English Name:

The Hairy Flickingeria (refers to the hairs at the apex of the lip).

Description: 

With erect becoming semi-pendulous with age, 3 to 4 noded pseudobulbs with the new growth arising from the base of the uppermost internode, and carrying a single, apical, ovate, leathery leaf that blooms in the spring, summer and fall on short, single flowered inflorescence arising from the bracts at the junction of the leaf and pseudobulb and carry short-lived flowers.

Distribution:

Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi.

Ecological:

In low stature hill forests at elevations around 500 to 900 m as a small to giant sized, warm growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

2.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Plant grows in warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter withold watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark. Plants can also be mounted.

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