Dendrobium hookerianum Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 8 (1858).
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| Dendrobium hookerianum Lindl., Photo by Somphong Inthamith |
its native range is Central Himalaya to China (W. Yunnan).
Latin Name:
Dendrobium hookerianum Lindl.
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Callista hookeriana (Lindl.) Kuntze
Dendrobium chrysotis Rchb.f.
English Name:
Hooker's Dendrobium (English Botanist 1800's).
Chinese name:
China Jin Er Shi Hu - 金耳石斛.
Description:
With yellowish, pendulous to arching, rod-like canes with basal pseuobulbous swellings that continue to elongate for many seasons and carrying several, dark green, papery, oblong-lanceolate, wavy margined leaves that blooms in the summer and fall on a slender, drooping, 15 cm long, 9 to 12 flowered inflorescnece with 2 to 4 flowers in groups arising from near the apex of the previous years cane and carrying large fragrant flowers.
Distribution:
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet.
Cultivation:
Light:
Shade to Bright; 1500-2500 Footcandles (indirect light,pronounced shadowing).
Temperature:
Intermediate to Cool; 52°F min. to 80°F max.
Watering:
Moist; 3-5 waterings per week (let dry lightly between waterings).
Flowering times:
Blooms in the summer and fall.
Flower size:
10.0 cm.
Ecological:
In warm valleys at elevations of 1000 to 2000 m as a small, medium to large sized, cool growing epiphyte or lithophyte on lava rocks.
Typus:
Reference:
- theplantlist.org
- https://www.ipni.org/n/627635-1
- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:627635-1
- http://www.orchidspecies.com/denhookerianum.htm.
- https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/01/dendrobium-hookerianum-care-and-culture.html
- https://andysorchids.com/pictureframe.asp?pic=images/Species/6946med.jpg&PicId=6946&PicNam=Dendrobium%20hookerianum
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242317271
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