Dendrobium anosmum Lindl.

"Dendrobium anosmum Lindl.  is widely distributed from the Philippines to New Guinea, including in Borneo and many islands in Indonesia. It is also found in Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. On the islands of Luzon and Mindanao, this orchid can be found in the mountain forests at altitudes below 700 m above sea level. In Papua New Guinea, this species grows on trees with uneven, rotting bark up to 1250 m altitude."

Dendrobium anosmum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 32 (1845).

Dendrobium anosmum Lindl., Photo Nelson T. Geraldino

Synonym:

Callista anosma (Lindl.) Kuntze

Callista scortechinii (Hook.f.) Kuntze

Dendrobium anosmum var. dearei (Rolfe) Ames & Quisumb.

Dendrobium anosmum var. huttonii (Rchb.f.) Ames & Quisumb.

Dendrobium dayanum Grindon

Dendrobium leucorhodum Schltr.

Dendrobium macranthum Miq. 

Dendrobium macrophyllum Lindl.

Dendrobium retusum Llanos 

Dendrobium scortechinii Hook.f.

Dendrobium superbum Rchb.f. 

Dendrobium superbum var. dearei Rolfe

Dendrobium superbum var. giganteum Rchb.f.

Dendrobium superbum var. huttonii Rchb.f.

English Name:

Unscented Dendrobium (A misnomer as this species is quite fragrant).

VietNam Name: 

Giã hạc, Lưỡng điểm hạc, Phi điệp.

China Name:

Tan xiang shi hu -  豔香石斛

Description:

orchid, dangling body to 1.5 m long. Fall leaves fall. Flowers grow in the segments 4-6 to 6-10 cm, fragrant blooming in the spring. In addition to the usual pink purple color, there is also white (Dendrobium anosmum var. alba) or white wings, purple throat (Dendrobium anosmum var. huttonii).

Distribution:

Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam (Lào Cai, Hà Giang, Bắc Kạn, Đô Lương, Vinh, Krong Pha, Đà Lạt, Đắk Lắk, Sông Bé, Lộc Ninh), Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua and New Guinea.

Ecological:

In gallery layers of lower primary forests at elevations up to 1250 m.

Uses:

- Used as an ingredient in Chinese medicine.

- In Vietnam, all Dendrobium genus is used as medicine.