Dendrobium phillipsii Ames & Quisumb.

Dendrobium phillipsii Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 56: 457 (1935).

Dendrobium phillipsii Ames & Quisumb., Photo by Nelson T. Geraldino 

 its native range is Philippines (Mindanao).

Latin Name: 

Dendrobium phillipsii Ames & Quisumb.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

Phillips' Dendrobium (Philippine Orchid enthusiast in 1930's).

Description: 

With semipendulous, close set, terete, elongate, reddish brown, smooth canes carrying lanceolate, acute, papery, deciduous leaves that blooms on a short, 3 to 4 cm long, few flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute, greeen floral bracts and carrying slightly fragrant flowers.

Distribution:

Philippines.

Ecological:

At elevations around 800 m as a medium to just large sized, warm growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Bloome in the spring and summer.

Flower size:

3.0 cm

Cultivation:

Water once a week

Fertilize only during active growth of the Plants with a low concentration of fertilizer.

intermediate to warm in cultivation.

Bright indirect light.

Typus:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/628263-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:628263-1

-  http://www.orchidspecies.com/denphilipsii.htm. 

- https://orchidhouseasia.com/product/dendrobium-phillipsii/