Diplocaulobium validicolle (J.J. Sm.) Kraenzl. 1910 SECTION Diplocaulobium Photo courtesy of David Jubineau and His Bulbophyllum Pages Copyright ©

Part Sun Hot

Common Name or Meaning The Strong Stemmed Diplocaulobium

Flower Size 2.4" to 2.8" [6 to 7 cm]

Found in New Guinea in lowland forests as a small to medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with crowded, oblong-ovoid basally, slender apically, subterete pseduobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, oblong, slightly widening towards the apex, basally conduplicate, apically rounded, narrowly emarginate, rigidly coriaceous leaf that blooms on a terminal, successively several, single flowered inflorescence arising through a conduplicate spathe and with a very short, ring like, shortly acuminate apically floral bract

Synonyms *Dendrobium validicolle J.J. Sm. 1908

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Monandre-Dendrobiinae Fr. Kraenzlin 1910; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol II Shuiteman and de Vogel 2002

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