Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent

Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent is widely distributed in Southeast Asia. Natural habitats extend from the Sikkim region in India through Assam, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos to the Yunnan Province in southwestern China. They grow at the altitude of 400-1620 m in the entire given area. In Thailand, plants are found near Chiang Mai, in deciduous forests above 610 m.

Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent, Man. Orchid. Pl. 3: 29 1888.

Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent, Photo by Raoul Céré

Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent, Photo by Home Pongyaeng

Latinh Name: 

Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent

Synonym:

Callista chrysotoxa (Lindl.) Brieger 

Callista chrysotoxa (Lindl.) Kuntze 

Callista suavissima Kuntze 

Dendrobium suavissimum Rchb.f.

Vietnamese name:

Sơn thủy tiên

English Name:

The Golden Bow Dendrobium (refers to the inflorescence)

Thailand name:

Ueang kham 

Chinese name:

Gu Chui Shi Hu

Description: 

With clustered, grooved, clavate or fusiform, to 30 cm long, many angled, apically thickened pseudobulbs enveloped by many white, membraneous sheaths carrying 2 to 3 , towards the apex, oblong to lanceolate, coriaceous, acute leaves and blooms from winter through spring. The 30 cm inflorescence arises from nodes near the apex of the pseudobulb and it is lax and pendulous and the flowers are highly fragrant of honey, pineapple, melon or mango scented and are short lived.

Distribution:

Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China, eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh and Assam India.

Ecological:

A small sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte native at elevations of 400 to 1600 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms from winter through spring.

Flower size:

5.0 cm.

Cultivation:

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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