Dendrobium amboinense has pseudobulbs that reach about 50 centimetres (20 in) in height. They produce two or three leaves about 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long and about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) wide.[1]
The flowers, up to four per inflorescence, are produced on very short racemes. Both leafless and leaved pseudobulbs are capable of producing an inflorescence. The flowers are up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) across. The sepals and petals droop producing a distinctly wispy appearance.[1]
Flowers open at night and are completely closed by the following sundown. Freshly opened flowers are bone white, and as the afternoon progresses the color slowly changes to a pale shade of burnished orange.[1]
dendrobium, amboinense, amboin, island, dendrobium, ephemeral, flowering, lowland, species, orchid, subtribe, dendrobiinae, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, order, asparagales, family, orc. Dendrobium amboinense the Amboin Island dendrobium is an ephemeral flowering lowland species of orchid in the subtribe Dendrobiinae Dendrobium amboinense Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Orchidaceae Subfamily Epidendroideae Genus Dendrobium Species D amboinense Binomial name Dendrobium amboinenseHook 1856 Synonyms Callista amboinensis Hook Kuntze 1891 Euphlebium amboinense Hook Brieger 1981 The species is endemic to the island of Ambon and nearby islands in the Banda Sea in Indonesia 1 Description editDendrobium amboinense has pseudobulbs that reach about 50 centimetres 20 in in height They produce two or three leaves about 6 centimetres 2 4 in long and about 2 5 centimetres 0 98 in wide 1 The flowers up to four per inflorescence are produced on very short racemes Both leafless and leaved pseudobulbs are capable of producing an inflorescence The flowers are up to 20 centimetres 7 9 in across The sepals and petals droop producing a distinctly wispy appearance 1 Flowers open at night and are completely closed by the following sundown Freshly opened flowers are bone white and as the afternoon progresses the color slowly changes to a pale shade of burnished orange 1 See also editEndemic orchids of Indonesia List of Dendrobium speciesReferences edit a b c d American Orchid Society Dendrobium amboinense nbsp This Dendrobium related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dendrobium amboinense amp oldid 1218043055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
