Dendrobium tobaense is native to North Sumatra. They are found in the northeast of Lake Toba, at an altitude of about 1500 m. They are also found growing in pine or fir forests on Mt.Dolok south of Lake Toba, at the heights of 1000-1300 m...
Dendrobium tobaense also called as The Toba Dendrobium, is a species of the genus Dendrobium. This species was described by Jeffrey James Wood & James Boughtwood Comber in 1993.
IDENTIFY DENDROBIUM TOBAENSE
Dendrobium tobaense is native to North Sumatra. They are found in the northeast of Lake Toba, at an altitude of about 1500 m. They are also found growing in pine or fir forests on Mt.Dolok south of Lake Toba, at the heights of 1000-1300 m.
It is a small sized, warm to cool growing orchid, which reaching 24-30 cm in size, with cylindrical, 24-30 cm long stems carrying 8 to 9, oblong-elliptic, smooth on top, hairy beneath, 3-8 cm long leaves that are apically bilobed and have leaf sheaths covered in black hairs.
The Toba Dendrobium blooms on a very short, successively single, several flowered inflorescence that arises from the base of the leaf sheath opposite the leaf occurring in the fall. The flowers are 8 cm in diameter. Egg-shaped petals of both whorls narrow to form a slender, elongated tip. All elements of the flower are stiff, fleshy and have bent tops. The pale green petals of both whorls have green prominent veins forming a kind of net. The lip has straight, slightly sickle-shaped side plots. Thick, fleshy middle plot is densely covered with slender, lumpy growths. Orange-red lip has thin, oblong red lines on orange side plots.
DENDROBIUM TOBAENSE CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Dendrobium tobaense needs a light level of 20000-30000 lux.
Temperature:
Throughout the year, the average day temperature is 21-23 ° C, the night 13-14 ° C, and the daily difference is 7-9 ° C.
Humidity:
The Toba Dendrobium need the humidity of 75-80% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Dendrobium tobaense can be grown on tree root or cork pads, or in small pots filled with any loose, quickly drying substrate. Repotting can be done at any time as soon as new roots grow.
Watering:
Precipitation is moderate to heavy throughout the year with a short, slightly drier period in winter. The plants should be constantly moist with only little drying between watering.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended to apply weekly or every two weeks with 1/2-1/4 doses of balanced fertilizer to orchids throughout the year.
Rest period:
In winter, the amount of water should be slightly reduced, especially if Dendrobium tobaense grown under short, dark days at moderate latitudes. However, they can not dry up completely. In a natural habitat, the level of light is slightly higher during the 3 winter months.
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