Formosae

Dendrobium Orchids by Lavarack, Harris and Stocker 27 contains much information that is invaluable for the dendrobium grower. Included in their work is much cultural informationspecific to each species. All species listed are illustrated in colour. For detailed information, this publication is highly recommended. The cultural information noted is summarised from that publication, but for specific species culture, reference to this publication is recommended. SECTION CULTURE This section is also known as the Nigrohirsutae, includes some 30 species many popular in cultivation. Some gro where there is seasonality, others in more uniform conditions. Most requiire cool to intermediate temperatures, most with drier winter conditions. Refer also to section Nigrohirsutae for the section created by R. E Holttum in his Flora of Malaya Volume 1 Orchids.

SPECIES SYNONYM SEC REF SECTION REF albo-sanguineum   27 Formosae 7 andersonii = draconis 27 Formosae 1 bellatulum   27 Formosae 1 bellatulum   27 Formosae 27 Callista carinifera = cariniferum 27 Formosae 1 Callista cruenta = cruentum 27 Formosae 1 Callista formosa = formosum 27 Formosae 1 Callista infundibulum = infundibulum 27 Formosae 1 Callista scabrilinguis = scabrilingue 27 Formosae 1 Callista trigonopus = trigonopus 27 Formosae 1 Callista variginea = varginium 27 Formosae 1 Callista williamsonii = williamsonii 27 Formosae 1 Callista xanthophlebia = xanthophlebium 27 Formosae 1 cariniferum   27 Formosae 1 cariniferum   27 Formosae 27 cariniferum v. wattii = wattii 27 Formosae 1 christyana   27 Formosae 1 christyanum   27 Formosae 27 cruenatum   27 Formosae 1 cruentum   27 Formosae 27 dearei   27 Formosae 9 dearei   27 Formosae 27 draconis   27 Formosae 1 eburneum = draconis 27 Formosae 1 evrardii = wattii 27 Formosae 1 formosum   27 Formosae 1 formosum   27 Formosae 27 fuerstenbergianum   27 Formosae 1 galactanthum = scabrilingue 27 Formosae 1 hedyosmum = scabillingue 27 Formosae 1 infundibulum = formosum 27 Formosae 1 infundibulum   27 Formosae 9 infundibulum = formosum 27 Formosae 27 infundibulum v. jamesianum = infundibulum 27 Formosae 1 jamesianum = infundibulum 27 Formosae 1 jamesianum   27 Formosae 27 kontumense = virgineum 27 Formosae 1 longicornu = wattii 27 Formosae 1 longicornu   27 Formosae 9 lowii   27 Formosae 9 lubbersianum   27 Formosae 7 margaritaceum = christyanum 27 Formosae 1 margaritaceum = christyanum 27 Formosae 27 marginatum = xanthophlebium 27 Formosae 1 multilineatum   27 Formosae 1 parthenum   27 Formosae 9 reticulatum = spectissimum 27 Formosae 9 reticulatum = speciosissimum 27 Formosae 27 reticulatum = spectatissimum 27 Formosae 27 sancerae   27 Formosae 27 sanderae   27 Formosae 9 sanderianum = parthenium 27 Formosae 9 scabrilingue   27 Formosae 1 schuetzei   27 Formosae 27 schuetzi   27 Formosae 9 sculptum = virgineum 27 Formosae 1 speciosissimum = speciosissimum 27 Formosae 27 speciosissimum   27 Formosae 27 spectatissimum = spectissimum 27 Formosae 9 spectatissimum   27 Formosae 27 sutepense   27 Formosae 1 tobaense   27 Formosae 27 trigonopus   27 Formosae 1 trigonopus   27 Formosae 27 velutinum = trigonopus 27 Formosae 1 velutinum = trigonopus 27 Formosae 27 virgineum   27 Formosae 1 wattii = cariniferum 27 Formosae 1 wattii = williamsonii 27 Formosae 1 williamsoni = cariniferum 27 Formosae 1 williamsoni   27 Formosae 9 xanthophlebium   27 Formosae 1

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