Dendrobium superbum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Dendrobium superbum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dendrobium superbum, Reichb. f. (D. macrophyllum, Lindl. Plate XXXV. D. Scortechinii, Hook. D. macranthum, Hook.). Pseudobulbs up to 3 or 4 ft. long, cylindric, pendulous: fls. in pairs, 3-5 in. across, with the odor of rhubarb; sepals and petals purple-lilac, acute, the former oblong-lanceolate, about half as wide as the oblong-ovate petals; lip with the tube a deep red- purple, this color appearing as 2 large spots in the throat, the front lobe acuminate, reflexed, denticulate, the upper surface pubescent. Philippines. B.M. 3970. C.O. 20. P.M. 8:97. F.S. 8:757. O.R. 14:78; 20:144. Var. andsmum, Reichb. f. (D. anosmum, Lindl. D. macrophyllum Dayanum, Hort.). Pseudobulbs shorter: fls. usually solitary,nearly odorless, smaller, the sepals and petals shorter and broader. land. 6:264. P.M.15:97. Var. giganteum, Reichb.f. Fls. larger. Var. Huttonii, Reichb. f. Fls. white, except the base of the lip and 2 spots on it which are purple. Malay Archipelago. Var. Richardii, Hort. Medium-sized very fleshy fls. set on long bristled pedicels. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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