Dendrobium dekockii J.J.Sm. 1911 SECTION Oxyglossum Photo by © Eric Hunt and his Orchid Species Photo Website

Plant and Flowers in situ New Guinea Photo by Wolfgang Bandisch © and the Orchids of New Guinea Website

Common Name Dekock's Dendrobium

Flower Size .6 to 1.1" [1.4 to 2.8 cm]

Found in New Guinea in high mountains on mossy trees or in alpine shrubbery and along forest margins at elevations of 2700 to 3800 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing epiphyte with clustered, erect to semipendulous, many shaped, often distinctly constricted towards the middle pseudobulbs carrying 3 to 4, rarely 1, long-linear to short-lanceolate, acute, gree, dark purple to red leaves that blooms in the fall and winter on a short, 1 to 2, rarely 3 flowered inflorescnece arising from the terminal node of the pseudodbulb.

D brevicaule is very similar but has a purplish black anther cap.

Synonyms Dendrobium cedricola P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium chrysornis Ridl. 1916; Dendrobium erythrocarpum J.J.Sm 1929; Dendrobium gaudens P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium kerewense P.Royen 1979; Dendrobium montigenum Ridl. 1916; Pedilonum chrysornis (Ridl.) Rauschert 1983; Pedilonum dekockii (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert 1983; Pedilonum montigena (Ridl.) Rauschert 1983

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D montigena drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D erythrocarpum drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D cedricola drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D gaudens drawing ok; The Orchids of The High Mountains of New Guinea P Van Royen 1979 as D kerewense drawing ok; Orchid Species Culture Dendrobium Bakers 1996;

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