Dendrobium convexipes

Dendrobium convexipes J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 14: 438 (1929).

Dendrobium convexipes J.J.Sm., Photo by Mehd Halaouate

its native range is W. New Guinea.

Latin Name: 

Dendrobium convexipes J.J.Sm.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Chromatotriccum convexipes (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

English Name:

The Bent Outwards ? Dendrobium

Description: 

With leafy stems carrying ovate to lanceolate, shiny green to greenish violet above, apparently deciduous leaves that blooms on 2.3 cm long, 3 to 6 flowered inflorescence arising on leafy and leafless canes.

Distribution:

New Guinea.

Ecological:

On ridges in low mossy forests at elevations around 2000 to 2400 m as a medium sized, cold growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer.

Flower size:

2.3 mm.

Cultivation:

Intermediate growing epiphyte, keep in shade.

Typus:

Type: Lam 1423 (holo L); para

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/627161-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:627161-1

- https://orchids.fandom.com

- http://www.orchidsnewguinea.com/orchid-information/species/speciescode/2342