Dendrobium unicum is a species of perennial herbaceous plants of the Orchidaceae family , or Orchisaceae ( Orchidaceae ).
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Thai name: เอี้ อง ครั่ง แสด (Euang Krang Saet) [2] .
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Range , environmental features
Vietnam , Laos , Burma and Thailand .
Epiphyte (on trees and shrubs), less often lithophyte in evergreen, semi-deciduous and deciduous forests, at altitudes from 800 to 1550 meters above sea level [3] .
It belongs to the number of protected species (II CITES appendix) [4] .
Biological Description
Miniature sympodial deciduous plants.
Pseudobulbs are fusiform, about 25 cm long.
The leaves are oblong, about 6 cm long.
Peduncles appear from the upper nodes of the pseudobulbs.
The flowers are about 3-5 cm in diameter, dense, orange, the lip is light orange with clearly visible dark orange veins. Information about the aroma of flowers is contradictory, according to some sources it resembles the smell of children's wax crayons, according to other tangerines .
In Culture
The temperature group is warm.
Landing on a block in the presence of high relative humidity and daily watering, as well as in a pot or basket for epiphytes. The substrate must not impede the movement of air. The composition of the substrate is the pine bark of medium and large fractions. Watering as the substrate dries.
During the growing season, watering is plentiful. The rest period from autumn to spring. At this time, reduce watering and lower air temperature.
Lighting: bright diffused [3] ( FC = 1500-2000).
It blooms in February and April [5] .
Diseases and Pests
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of monocotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Monocotyledonous article .
- ↑ Thai Orchid - Dendrobium unicum - Seidenf. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 14, 2012. Archived April 21, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Dendrobium unicum view essay on Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
- ↑ Dendrobium unicum on Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ↑ Dendrobium unicum Archived July 20, 2011 to Wayback Machine at Orchidweb.com