Dendrobium polyanthum Wallich ex Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 81. 1830.
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| Dendrobium polyanthum Wall. ex Lindl.; Photo Yosuke Oda |
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| Dendrobium polyanthum Wall. ex Lindl.; Photo by Worranittha Koenig |
Vietnamese name:
Hoàng thảo vôi, Hoàng thảo sương mờ.
Chinise name:
报春石斛 bao chun shi hu
Common Name:
The Many Flowered Dendrobium
Latin Name:
Dendrobium polyanthum Wall. ex Lindl.
Family:
Orchidaceae
Synonym Name:
Callista cretacea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Callista primulina (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium cretaceum Lindl.; Dendrobium nobile var. pallidiflorum Hook.; Dendrobium primulinum Lindl.
Description:
Orchid, stubby body and 40-50 cm long. Flowers 3-5 cm in size, grows one from the tips of deciduous stems. Flowers are fragrant and bloom in late Winter and early Spring.
Distribution:
Found in the Chinese Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal, western Himalayas, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. In VietNam, Found in Biên Hòa, Định Quán.
Ecological:
Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests; 700-1800 m.
Note:
Very commonly found as Dendrobium cretaceum Lindl., but Dendrobium polyanthum Wall. ex Lindl. has precedence. This species and Dendrobium primulinum Lindl. are also cited as conspecific but I have left them separate at this time.
Reference:
- theplantlist.org
- efloras.org
- orchidspecies.com
- ipni.org
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