Dendrobium janowskyi
Dendrobium janowskyi J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12 (1913) 33; Nova Guinea 12, 4 (1916) 291, t. 107, fig. 188.
Type: Janowsky 73 (holo BO).
Synonyms:
- Diplocaulobium janowskyi (J.J.Sm.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh., Taxon 10 (1961) 109 ('janowskii').
Rhizome short. Pseudobulbs crowded, 1-leaved, base fusiform, 2 by 0.65 cm, upper part very slender, 8-17.5 by 0.1-0.13 cm. Leaves linear, 8-10 by 0.43-0.5 cm, apex bidentate. Inflorescences 1-flowered, spathe 1.2-1.5 cm long. Pedicel and ovary 2.3 cm long. Flower c. 5 cm across. Dorsal sepal 3 cm by 3.6 mm; mentum c. 0.65 cm long. Petals 2.8 cm by 1.5 mm. Lip 3-lobed, 1.48 by 0.75 cm, with 2 keels, between the keels in apical part papillose-pubescent, not swollen; midlobe 0.88 by 0.48 cm. Column 0.26 cm long; column-foot 0.65.
(after Smith 1916).
Flower (probably past anthesis) red with yellow lip.
Not recorded, presumably in rainforest. Altitude 80 m.
New Guinea (endemic).
Papua (Nabire Regency).
Warm growing epiphyte.
June.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Dendrobieae
- Subtribe Dendrobiinae
- Genus Dendrobium
- Section Diplocaulobium
- Subsection Mekynosepalum
- Species Dendrobium janowskyi
Dendrobium janowskyi J.J.Sm. is similar to Dendrobium sitanalae J.J.Sm. in lip shape and the hairy patch between the keels, but the latter has much sturdier pseudobulbs and much broader leaves.
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Dendrobium janowskyi
Dendrobium janowskyi J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, based on Janowsky 73
Dendrobium janowskyi
Dendrobium janowskyi J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, based on Janowsky 73
Dendrobium janowskyi
Dendrobium janowskyi J.J.Sm., holotype specimen: Janowsky 73 (BO)