Dossinia marmorata C.Morren 1848 could well be called the queen of all jewel orchids. It is its foliage that makes jewel orchid etnhusiasts to fall in love with this jewel orchid only found in Borneo. The same is true for the shown Dossinodes hybrid Dossinia marmorata x Macodes sanderiana.
There is only one species in the genus Dossinia, but there is some confusion as it is sometimes traded under the synonymus name Macodes lowii. The shown Dossinodes hybird Dossinia marmorata x Macodes sanderiana was also traded as Dossinia marmorata, which led to some irritataion on our side.
The inflorescence can get a height of up to 60 cm. The flowers themselves are not big, but interesting as soon as one takes a closer look at them.
Charles Jacques Édouard Morren, who first described Dossinia marmorata in 1848 was a Belgian professor of botany. He was direktor of the Jardin botanique de l’Université de Liège from 1857 to 1886. The generic name Dossinia honors the Belgian pharmacist and botanist Pierre Etienne Dossin (1777-1852).
To our opinion Dossinia marmorata x Macodes sanderiana is a ‘must have’ for any jewel orchid lover.
Macodes Jewel orchids and Phaius by Carlise and Eike Jauch 