Dendrochilum erectilabium

 Dendrochilum erectilabium H.A.Pedersen, Nordic J. Bot. 15(4): 394 (1996).

Dendrochilum erectilabium H.A.Pedersen, Photo by Jeffrey Champion

its native range is Sulawesi.

Latin Name: 

Dendrochilum erectilabium H.A.Pedersen

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

The Erect Lip Dendrochulum.

Description: 

With globose pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, lanceolate, acute, abruptly narrowing below into the petiolate base leaf that blooms in the winter on a erect to spreading peduncle, arising with a newly developing leaf, 10 cm long, rachis pendulous, 10 cm long, densely many flowered inflorescence.

Distribution:

Sulawesi.

Ecological:

At elevations around 1130 m as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the winter.

Flower size:

1.1 cm.

Cultivation:

It should be grown in indirect sun light and shaded areas. Leaves should be bright yellow green. Species are generally grown in warm to intermediate temperatures, but some can tolerate cold temperatures. Plants should be water about once a week. Increase watering rate in the summer. Never allow the potting mix to dry out. Fertilize approximately every six week with half strength fertilizer and reduce fertilizing during the winter. Repot the mix approximately every three years. Pot plant with 50% perlite and 50% fine bark or pot in full sphagnum moss.

Type Information:

Distribution Of Types: Sulawesi.

Schomburgk, R.H. [425], Guyana K000718354 Unknown type material

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/986585-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:986585-1

http://www.orchidspecies.com/dendrocerectilabium.htm.

https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Dendrochilum