Dendrobium hancockii Rolfe

Dendrobium hancockii Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 11 (1903).

Dendrobium hancockii Rolfe, Photo by Vũ Đinh An 

Dendrobium hancockii Rolfe, Photo by Loi Nguyen Ngoc 

its native range is Central & S. China to N. Vietnam.

Synonyms:

Dendrobium odiosum Finet

Vietnamese name:

Trúc lan, Hoàng trúc lan. 

English name:

Hancock's Dendrobium 

Flower Size:

4.5 cm.

Distribution:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Myanmar, Vietnam (Mộc Châu, Sơn La, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên - Huế, Tây Nguyên).

Ecological:

On tree trunks in forests or on rocks along valleys at elevations of 200 to 1600 m.

Culture:

Plant grows in cool to warm 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.

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