Ron Parsons – The Genus Dendrobium

The Australasian genus Dendrobium is one of the largest genera in the most species rich flowering plant family of the world. More than 1800 species have been described (with likely many more to be discovered), and they are found anywhere from the lowland tropics to cool to cold high elevations. They occur from Japan and China to Australia in the south, and from India in the west to some of the islands of the south Pacific in the east. They occur in a vast variety of habitats too but they tend to generally grow as epiphytes and lithophytes with comparatively few growing terrestrially. My talk is a brief synopsis of this amazing genus that nearly every orchid enthusiast grows.

We will be meeting in person at the Church for those who wish to join us. Come early to socialize with your orchid friends again! We will have a snack table, a raffle table, and a show and tell plant display, so bring some goodies to share and an orchid to brag about!

You must register in advance to attend the live meeting. A limited number of seats are available.

Zoom opens at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30.