Dendrobium schuetzei
A compact epiphytic Dendrobium from northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines, with upright grooved canes 15–40 cm tall and large, fragrant, long-lasting white flowers 8–10 cm across, tinged green at the edges and purple at the lip base. It is a warm lowland grower from a region with rain in every month, so it wants warmth, humidity and even moisture all year. It is critically endangered in the wild from habitat loss and over-collection, so buy only nursery-raised plants.
Where it grows wild
It grows as an epiphyte on trees in lowland forest of the Caraga Region of northeastern Mindanao, in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Much of this forest has been cleared or fragmented. Detailed microhabitat notes are scarce.
No elevation records are available in GBIF. The literature gives about 300 m, i.e. lowland forest.
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