Dendrobium amethystoglossum Rchb. f. 1872 SECTION Calcarifera Photo cortesy of Andy's Orchids, Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved

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Common Name Amethest Colored Dendrobium

Flower Size 1 1/4" [3.125 cm]

A medium to large sized, lithophytic, cold to warm growing species that is found growing on mossy, limestone cliffs at 1400 meters in Luzon, Philippines with clustered, erect, or arching, long, cane-like, often fractiflex, ridged stems carry several, oval, pale green, deciduous. shiney, leathery, ascendingly curved basckward leaves that blooms in the winter on a axillary, pendant, 6" [15 cm] long, densely 15 to 20 flowered raceme with fragrant, drooping, long-lasting flowers that arise from nodes at the apex of the leafless canes but occcasionally on leafy ones. This species may be mounted or grown in a pot and should recieve ample water from spring until late fall yet need a 2 to 4 month drier rest from fertilizer but the humidity must be maintained, resume normal care when new growths begin to emerge.

Synonyms Callista amethystoglossa (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891; Pedilonum amethystoglossum (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. 2003

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996; The Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003; ; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006