Dendrochilum pulcherrimum (Ames) L.O. Williams 1962 SECTION Heterantha Pedersen

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt

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Common Name The Very Beautiful Dendrochilum

Flower Size 1/6" [4 mm]

Found only in the Philippines on the Island of Luzon in mossy forests at elevations greater than 1200 meters as a miniature sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte on outer branches of trees in exposed locations and has oval pseudobulbs carrying leathery leaves and blooms on a heteranthous, arching, many flowered racemose inflorescence.

Synonyms *Acoridium pulcherrimum Ames 1922

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchids of the Philipppines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;

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