Dendrobium spathilabium Ames & C.Schweinf. 1934 SECTION Calcarifera
Plant and Flower Photos by © Mr. Wilhamdani Sitompul and The Wild Orchids in Sumatra Website, Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved
Common Name The Spatula Shaped Lip Dendrobium
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in Sumatra in montane forests at elevations of 1100 to 1700 meters as a medium sized, cool growing epiphyte with thin stems carrying linear-lanceolate, acuminate, slightly and unequally bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the fall on a short, 2 flowered inflroscence arising on leafless stems and carrying pure white, membraneous flowers.
CAUTION I have no way of personally verifying this determination so please use with caution
Synonyms Eurycaulis spathilabium (Ames & C.Schweinf.) V. Agustin 2012
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Species Culture Dendrobium bakers 1996; Orchids of Sumatra J B Comber 2001;
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