Dendrobium mindanaense Ames 1913 publ. 1914 SECTION Strongyle Photo courtesy of David Banks, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III

Part Shade Warm Spring Fall

Common Name or Meaning The Mindanao Dendrobium [Philippine Island]

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found in the Philippines at low eleveations on the undersides of tree branches in mangrove swamps as a miniature to medium sized, hot and pendant growing epiphyte with slender, jointed, upwardly curved, basally yellowish and green on the leafy apical portion canes carrying terete, curved, deep green, rigid leaves that bloom in the spring and fall on a single flowered, lateral inflorescence carrying a pendant non-scented flower.

Synonyms Aporum mindanaense (Ames) M.A.Clem. 2003

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchid Species Culture, Dendrobium Bakers 1996; The Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001 photo fide; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;

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