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Dendrobium agathodaemonis

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Mikhail kujawa, Mar 11, 2017.

  1. pacome

    pacome Active Member

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    Dick Warren, of Equatorial plant company. I have a nice clump originally received as in vitro plantlet, 4-5 years ago. It grows fairly well, but no sign of bloom so far, 3-4 years after deflasking.
     
  2. Chuck-NH

    Chuck-NH Well-Known Member

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    Interesting...I received flasks from him back in the late 1980's. At the time I was not gifted in deflasking and none made it to maturity.
     
  3. Chuck-NH

    Chuck-NH Well-Known Member

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    Hello Uluwehi, very good thoughts you have posted and why I like this forum as it causes me to step back and reflect. I spoke with Darrin Norton (Mountain Orchids) and he expressed similar views as yours. I must admit that I have only seen a few clones labeled agathodaemonis over the last 2-3 decades and they are morphologically very distinct from what I have typically seen as cuthbertsonii. So one could easily theorize it is a distinct species or at least a varietal form. Obviously wild population data would be quite helpful. If agathodaemonis was considered a species, do you see any possibility that the intermediates could be natural hybrids between agathodaemonis and cuthbertsonii?
     
  4. Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

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    Thank you, Chuck. Dendrobium agathodæmonis was already once a species (1910) but later found out to be heterotypically synonymous with D. cuthbertsonii. Based on the conclusions of the taxonomists and my own observations, I accept cuthbertsonii as a species that includes a wide range of morphological variation and not a hybrid swarm. Seeing the variation is very illuminating; someday I'll get round to showing examples.

    They're all so wonderful. I'm glad I live in an age where I can grow cuthbertsonii.
     
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