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Orchid Species: Callista spectabilis

Kew currently accepted name is Dendrobium spectabile

Callista spectabilis is an orchid species identified by (Blume) Kuntze in 1891. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Dendrobium spectabile.
Genus
Callista (Callista.)
Grex
spectabilis
Parents
Species
Author
(Blume) Kuntze
Year
1891
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ORIGIN: From Papua & New Guinea and the Solomon Islands at elevations of 300 to 2000 meters although it is most often from 300 to 500 meters.

DESCRIPTION: A spectacular, medium to large sized, hot growing epiphyte in primary rainforests, mangrove swamps and moss forests as well as an occasional lithophyte on rocks. Semiglobose at the base, to 8 noded stems carrying to 5, towards the apex, lanceolate to ovate, coriaceous, obtuse leaves, that blooms in the winter and early spring on an axillary, 8 to 16 [20 to 40 cm] long, few to many flowered [to 20] raceme with minute, oblong bracts that arises from near the apex of leafed mature canes.

FLOWER SIZE: To 3 inches [to 7.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Dendrobium Den spectabile 1859 (Blume) Miq.
Add+ Latourea Latourea spectabilis 1849 Blume
Add+ Dendrobium Den tigrinum 1891 Rolfe ex Hemsl.
Add+ Latourorchis Latourorchis spectabilis 1981 (Blume) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter
Add+ Sayeria Say spectabilis 1983 (Blume) Rauschert
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Den. spectabile 'U-haul Special' (2 awards in 2019) Den. spectabile h.f. aureum 'H&R' (2 awards in 2019) Den. spectabile 'Patricia' (2 awards in 2018) Den. spectabile 'Barbarossa' (2 awards from 2014 to 2015) Den. spectabile 'Dave' (2 awards in 2014) Den. spectabile 'Bluemont' (2 awards in 1992) Den. spectabile 'Orchid World' (2 awards from 1983 to 1986) Den. spectabile 'Carmen María Raquel' (2018) Den. spectabile 'Lilianna Grace' (2018) Den. spectabile 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' (2017) Den. spectabile 'Rusty's Pride' (2015) Den. spectabile 'Mary's Gift' (2015) Den. spectabile 'Crystal Star' (2015) Den. spectabile 'Rustys Pride' (2015) Den. spectabile 'Dirty Old Man' (2014) Den. spectabile h.f. aureum 'St Valentine' (2013) Den. spectabile 'Rumble' (2013) Den. spectabile 'Tickle' (2012) Den. spectabile h.f. aureum 'Marlow Orchids' (2012) Den. spectabile 'Miaoqin' (2012)
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