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Crowded Bulb Dendrobium

Species: Dendrobium cumulatum ... Family: Orchidaceae... Subfamily: Epidendroideae....

Tribe: Podochilaeae.. Subtribe: ..Dendrobiinae.. Genus: Dendrobium.. Common names:

The Crowded-Inflorescence Dendrobium

 

Synonyms: 1. Callista cumulata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891 2. Dendrobium eoum Ridl. 1896 3. Eurycaulis cumulatus (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. 2003 4. Pedilonum eoum (Ridl.) Rauschert 1983

 

This orchid is distributed in tropical south, east, and southeast Asia (including Borneo) at elevations of 300m - 1,500m. There are about 1,200 species in the dendrobium genus. This is an epiphyte (grows on other plants) and sympodial. The small flowers are only 3cm. More information Orchids Wiki

 

This photo was taken at the flora garden, at Kipandi Butterfly Park. The wild orchids were collected or 'saved' from felled areas of the rainforest.

 

My friends, have a "dendrobriliful" and "cumulatumtastic" Monday.

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