Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum
 

Opened a week or so too late for our show :-(
Though there were better plants of the variety at the show anyway. It's a
miniature form of speciosum (bulbs no more than 1' long) from the drier areas of
central Queensland, coastal inland to the western parts of the Great Dividing
Range. ie, for those who know Oz, from Yeppoon & the Byfield Range inland
through the Blackdown Tableland to Carnarvon Gorge. Some of the newer
restructures suggest the inland form should be one or more different varieties
or species, & capricornicum should be reserved for the coastal form. No idea
where in that region this one comes from.

Because of how chunky the bulbs are compared with their length, one of our
members calls it "speciosum on steroids".
Dave Gillingham
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Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum
 

Nice one Dave! Neat. Compact. Symmetrical spray.
Peter

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Opened a week or so too late for our show :-(
Though there were better plants of the variety at the show anyway. It's a
miniature form of speciosum (bulbs no more than 1' long) from the drier
areas of
central Queensland, coastal inland to the western parts of the Great
Dividing
Range. ie, for those who know Oz, from Yeppoon & the Byfield Range inland
through the Blackdown Tableland to Carnarvon Gorge. Some of the newer
restructures suggest the inland form should be one or more different
varieties
or species, & capricornicum should be reserved for the coastal form. No
idea
where in that region this one comes from.

Because of how chunky the bulbs are compared with their length, one of our
members calls it "speciosum on steroids".
Dave Gillingham
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Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum
 

Thanks, Peter - more the plant's doing than mine ;-)

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:48:52 GMT, "P Max" wrote:

Nice one Dave! Neat. Compact. Symmetrical spray.
Peter
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Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum
 

Lovely bloom and the plant is truly a miniature among D. speciosums!

Is the date imprinted on the photo correct? September 2006?

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

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Opened a week or so too late for our show :-(

Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum
 

Thanks, Eric.

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:04:55 -0700, "Eric Hunt" wrote:

Lovely bloom and the plant is truly a miniature among D. speciosums!

Is the date imprinted on the photo correct? September 2006?

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

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Opened a week or so too late for our show :-(

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Very nice, Dave. Of course, I'd be surprised to see one of your Dends that I
didn't like.

Diana

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Thanks, Eric.

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:04:55 -0700, "Eric Hunt"
wrote:

Lovely bloom and the plant is truly a miniature among D. speciosums!

Is the date imprinted on the photo correct? September 2006?

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

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Opened a week or so too late for our show :-(

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