Oxystophyllum-atropurpureum-2022-02-13***Determined to be Dendrobium atroviolaceum, not Oxystophyllum atropurpureum (Apr 2022); O. atropurpureum is similar to plants in the Aporum Section of Dendrobium with distichous leaves and very small flowers; Kew's "Plants of the World Online" has a very good example of a true O. atropurpureum and there is a description in Orchids of New Guinea as well as a description and photo of D. atroviolaceum; there is considerable confusion in the various photos in the media with O. atropurpureum being shown as D. atroviolaceum; the OW, IOSPE, and SOF has photos which match this plant.***

Posted on February 13, 2022

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