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Dendrobium bensoniae '10' × '14'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN8627
Name: Dendrobium bensoniae '10' × '14'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Ms Cynthia Hill
 
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant
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Pollen Parent Flowers
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Pod parent plant: Temperature range Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F, cooler season Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F.
 
Comments: I grow about 20 different clones of this species and have chosen the most robust and large-flowererd parents with clean flower markings for this cross.

Pod parent plant: Found in Asssam, Myanmar and Thailand as a medium sized, pendant, hot to cool growing epiphyte at elevations of 450 to 1550 meters. Plant is best grown mounted; canes grow upright, not pendent.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 80°F, nights 67°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 73°F, nights 45°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of bensoniae   Named for Mrs. Benson, wife of General Benson, English officer in Burma, orchid enthusiast, 19th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Dendrobium   From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of Dendrobium   den-DRO-bee-um (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Flask Information
Availability: We have sold all of the flasks for this item.
You should: Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask.
See if we have plants available in the greenhouse.
Yield Estimate: 688 plants (based on flask surveys done 01/08/2019 through 06/23/2020)
Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 5 - 80 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 01/08/2019 through 02/06/2021)
From one most recently surveyed flask 50 - 80 mm (02/06/2021)
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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: Northeastern India, Burma, and possibly Thailand. Plants grow at about 5000 ft. (1520 m) in the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram. They are found in the hills of eastern and western Burma from the latitude of Bhamo in the north to the latitude of Moulmein in the south. The original discovery in Burma was reported west of Prome at about 1500 ft. (457 m). Other reports indicate that plants grow at moderate elevations. Although plants are sometimes reported to occur in Thailand, Seidenfaden (ref. 454) indicates that he has been unable to locate records or plants that would confirm these reports.
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