New Orchid, any info?

[TheNewGuy]

Hi all, I just got a new orchid today in the mail from ebay!

It's a dendrobium hybrid called D. tokiko inaba X bibigum.

That's basically all of the info I got on the parentage of the plant and it's still a baby (the seller said it was a cutting from a bigger plant).

Here's a picture of the plant itself, as well as a picture of what the flowers are, I'm assuming, going to look like when it matures enough to bloom.

So, If I could get any info on the parents, and it's growing environment that would be very helpful!!!!

[Dorothy]

Dendrobium Tokiko Inaba = Dendrobium Bertha Chong X Dendrobium Lisa Ann Takiguchi

Registrant Kamiya
Originator Kamiya
Date of registration 1/1/1982
as per RHS registry

and Dendrobium biggibum is the The Cooktown Orchid of Australia and is also known as the state flower of Queensland, AU. - Cooktown Orchid - Dendrobium phalaenopsis - State Flower of Queensland
- IOSPE PHOTOS

Very pretty
I love the white picoted edges of the sepals .. great contrast to the brilliant magenta

[kiki-do]

Wow, Dorothy, you are amazing!!!!! I dub you Queen of the Know!

[Dorothy]

Kiki

[William]

This may be a bit off the original thread but maybe Dorothy, using her wealth of information, can tell me......what does the term "species orchid" mean?

[Dorothy]

as per the OB glossary - "A group of individual plants that share many characteristics and interbreed freely. The Species is the basic unit in plant classification. An individual plant is described by two latin words; the first indicates the Genus, the second the Species.

The word Species is both singular and plural, so it is correct to say "This is a nice species", or "These are three nice species". 'Specie' is a term used only for currency, specifically coin money."

[quiltergal]

Species also refers to plants you would find in the wild. They are sort of the lowest common denominator in hybridization. You can have for example 5 generations of a hybrid cross that you can trace back, and eventually arrive at what species in nature that cross started with.

When you see an orchid name it will start with the genus in capitol letters Cattleya and if the plant is a species plant then next name will begin in lower case. Example Cattleya walkeriana. Cattleya is the genus, walkeriana is the species. If it's a hybrid you would still write the genus name the same way, but the grex name would be in upper case. Example: Cattleya Summer Spot. Often if the plant has won an award the grower can attach what's called a clonal name. Example: Cattleya Summer Spot 'Carmela', Carmela being the clonal name.

I'm sure someone else can explain this much better than I can.

[William]

Wow! I knew I could count on you guys. Since I'm rather new, I'm still getting used to the teminology. It's a whole new language for me. I saw this term used on Ebay. Several were listed like "Eria graminfolia Species Orchid Plant" for instance. I wasn't sure whether the word Species had something to do with size or quality of the plant such as "in spike" "in bud" or something like that. Thanx for the clarification.

[TheNewGuy]

Thanks for the info! I have another question, what is a Grex name? EDIT: Hehe, just kidding I've got more questions...


Dorothy,

Since this is a species crossed with a hybrid what would you call that? Is it still just a hybrid?
Oh and the Dendrobium biggibum, is that just another name for the Dendrobium phal.?
And isn't a phalaenopsis a genus of orchid itself? What is the info behind that?

Okay, I think that's all I've got for now...

THANKS!!!

[TheNewGuy]

WOW!!!! I've been trying to research the first parent of this orchid and it seems to go back a LONG way...

I've found the common name for this orchid!!!! It's called 'Cherries Jubilee' Hurray!!!! I've got that much!!!!