Dendrobium rhodostictum F. Muell. & Kraenzl. 1894 SECTION Latouria Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, plant grown by H&R Nursery
Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders.
Rear of Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, Plant grown by H&R Nursery.
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Common Name The Red-Spotted Dendrobium
Flower Size 2" [5 cm]
This species originates from eastern New Guinea to Bougainville Island and is found at elevations of 800-1200 meters on trees in montane rainforests or terrestrially on steep wet moss covered slopes. The plant has fusiform toapically swollen, yellow, 3 to 5 noded stem below the 2 to 4, dark green, persistent, leathery, spreading leaves and blooms from March till May and August and September on an erect or arching, short to 3" [to 7.5 cm], few flowered raceme with 3 to 8, 1waxy, fragrant flowers that arise from the apex of a cane and requires regular waterings and fertilizer through out the year. It is a small sized, cool to hot growing species and should never be allowed to dry out, regular daily waterings are best and they can be mounted on tree fern or grown in pots with a porous well draining media.
Synonyms Dendrobium madonnae Rolfe 1903; Sayeria rhodosticta (F. Muell. & Kraenzl.) Rauschert 1983
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1985; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol II Shuiteman and de Vogel 2002; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006
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