Dendrobium ceraula
A Philippine Dendrobium, described by Reichenbach in 1877 and sometimes called the horned dendrobium. It is usually treated as endemic to Luzon, with records from Mt Isarog (Camarines Sur) and Albay in the Bicol region. A recent specimen from upper montane rain forest on Camiguin at 1520 m suggests it is a plant of cool, wet mountain forest, so it should be grown intermediate rather than hot.
Where it grows wild
The one detailed label reads: forest shade in tropical upper montane rain forest, in a flat wet area on volcanic bedrock. The other records come from the volcanic mountains of the Bicol peninsula, such as Mt Isarog, which carry montane and mossy forest. It is an epiphyte on trees.
Only one record has an elevation: 1520 m on Camiguin. The Mt Isarog and Albay records probably come from mid to upper slopes, but they lack elevations.
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