Dendrobium brevicaule Rolfe 1899 SECTION Calyptrochilus
Plant and Flowers in situ Photos by Rocky Roe, Wolfgang Bandisch and Dr Ed de Vogel © and the Orchids of New Guinea Website
Common Name or Meaning The Short Stemmed Dendrobium
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in New Guinea on subalpine shrubs at elevations of 2900 to 4000 meters as a mini-miniature to small sized, cold growing epiphyte with cylindrical to ellipsoid, 2 to 5 noded, occasionally branched stems carrying 1 to 3, linear to elliptic leaves that blooms in the winter on a lateral, between the leaves at the apex, [.8 to 1.2" [2 to 34 cm] long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence arising on the newest mature growth and carrying large, for the plant, sized flowers.
Synonyms Dendrobium aurantivinosum P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium brevicaule subsp. calcarium (J.J.Sm.) T.M.Reeve & P.Woods 1989; Dendrobium brevicaule subsp. pentagonum (Kraenzl.) T.M.Reeve & P.Woods 1989; Dendrobium calcarium J.J.Sm. 1911; Dendrobium cyatheicola P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium montistellare P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium montistellare f. albescens P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium pentagonum Kraenzl. 1910; Dendrobium quinquecristatum P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium saruwagedicum Schltr. 1919; Dendrobium teligerum P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium zaranense P.Royen 1979; Pedilonum brevicaule (Rolfe) Rauschert 1983; Pedilonum calcarium (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert 1983; Pedilonum pentagonum (Kraenzl.) Rauschert 1983; Pedilonum saruwagedicum (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Monandre-Dendrobiinae Fr. Kraenzlin 1910; Orchidaceae Monandre-Dendrobiinae Fr. Kraenzlin 1910 as D pentagonum; AOS Bulletin Vol 38 #9 1969 photo fide; Orchidaceae Of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D montistellare drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D saruwagedicum; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D teligerum drawing/photo ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D pentagonum drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D cyatheicola drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D zaranense drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D calcarium drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D quinquecristatum drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D aurantivinosum drawing ok; Orchid Species Culture Dendrobium Bakers 1996; Dendrobium and their Relatives Lavarack, Harris and Stocker 2000 photo fide; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006
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