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Established Seedlings of
Dendrobium forbesii 'MC4562' × self |
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| Number: |
TN6554 |
| Name: |
Dendrobium forbesii 'MC4562' × self
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| Type: |
self (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Troy C. Meyers
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Pod Parent Closeup of Fuzzy Ovary |
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Comments: Parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN2002 effort of 2000.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 82°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Dendrobium |
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From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life.
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Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
forbesii |
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Named for Forbes, English orchid collector in South East Asia and South America, later gardener with the Court of Bedford.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Dendrobium |
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den-DRO-bee-um
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Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
forbesii |
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FORBZ-ee-eye
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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If you would like to direct someone to this web page, please copy and paste this URL into your email:
http://troymeyers.com/d?126554
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ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS
of these are not currently available, but we have some maturing in the greenhouse and expect to offer them in the future.
There are 2 items with
1 plant per
item that will be considered for sale later.
Click here to see if we have flasks available.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker
The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Eastern Papua New Guinea. Plants grow in mountain
rainforests and in moist, mossy, open valleys of the highland provinces.
They are usually found at 2950-4900 ft. (900-1500 m), but they
occasionally grow at higher elevations.
More about this information and the Bakers...
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