Dendrobium heterocarpum Wall. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 78 (1830).
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| Dendrobium heterocarpum Wall. ex Lindl.; Photos Mathew Jose Math |
Synonym:
Callista aurea (Lindl.) Kuntze
Callista heterocarpa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Dendrobium atractodes Ridl.
Dendrobium aureum Lindl.
Dendrobium minahassae Kraenzl.
Family:
Vienamese name:
Nhất điểm hoàng, Lụa vàng.
English Name:
The Different Fruit Dendrobium
Thailand name:
Ueang si tan
Chinese name:
Jian Dao Chun Shi Hu - 尖刀唇石斛De
Description:
Epiphyte. Stems three or four together, 10 to 15cm long and 2 to 3 cm in cross section at the apex, narrowed at the base and gradually widening towards the apex, ribbed, sheathed. Leaves 4 to 6 cm long and 1 to 2 cm in width, elliptic-oblong, sub-acute, deciduous during flowering. Flowers 3 to 5 on a short peduncle, 2 to 3 cm across. Sepals and petals pale brownish green, lip is of a slightly darker shade of sepals and petals, with many brownish red streaks and spots on its disc and sides. Sepals sub-equal, the dorsal longer, linear-oblong; the lateral pair lanceolate. Petals smaller and broader than the sepals, lanceolate. Both sepals and petals five nerved. Lip pointed, decurved, with undulate edges and hairy disc.
Distribution:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam (Ninh Bình, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Lâm Đồng, Bảo Lộc), West Himalaya
Ecological:
Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests; 1550-1850 m
Flowering times:
Blooms in spring and summer.
Flower size:
6..3 cm.
Cultivation:
Plant grows in warm to hot temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter reduce watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.
Type:
Ref:
orchidspecies.com
ipni.org
powo.science.kew.org
orchids.fandom.com
indiabiodiversity.org
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