Dendrobium latipetalum (J.J.Sm.) Schuit. 2017 SECTION Latouria

Inflorescence

Photos by © Andre Schuiteman

Common Name The Wide Petal Dendrobium

Flower Size

Found in western New Guinea near Mt Arfak in open scrub, oepn marsh, grasslands in marshy soil and open heath forests at elevations around 1800 to 2500 meters as a giant sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the winter

Synonyms *Dendrobium rhomboglossum var. latipetalum J.J.Sm. 1916

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 20 2017 photo fide;

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