Dendrobium sinominutiflorum

"Dendrobium sinominutiflorum S.C.Chen, J.J.Wood & H.P.Wood is native to China. These plants were discovered in Yunnan province, on trees, near Menghai Xian at elevations of 1000 to 1400 m" 

Dendrobium sinominutiflorum S.C.Chen, J.J.Wood & H.P.Wood, Fl. China 25: 394 (2009).

Dendrobium sinominutiflorum S.C.Chen, J.J.Wood & H.P.Wood, Photo by László Illés

its native range is China (S. Yunnan).

Latin Name: 

Dendrobium sinominutiflorum S.C.Chen, J.J.Wood & H.P.Wood

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Dendrobium minutiflorum S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi

English Name:

The Chinese Minute Flowered Dendrobium.

Chinese name:

勐海石斛 meng hai shi hu

Description: 

With narrowly ovoid to fusiform, 3 to 4 noded stems carrying 2 to 3, narrowly oblong, leathery, dilated below into the base leaves that blooms on 1 to 3, subterminal or lateral on current years stem, 2 to 4 cm long, rachis slender, several flowered inflorescence with ovate, membraneous, acute floral bracts.

Distribution:

China South-Central (S Yunnan (Menghai, Mengla)).

Ecological:

In open forests at elevations of 1000 to 1400 m as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer.

Flower size:

1.3 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants generally require a reduction of watering or with holding of water during the winter due to dormancy period. Plants grow in a variety of temperature ranges and lighting ranges which is dependent on the species. Plants can usually be mounted.

Typus:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/77104588-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77104588-1

-  http://www.orchidspecies.com/densinominutiflorum.htm.

- https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/02/dendrobium-sinominutiflorum-care-and-culture.html

- https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/

- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250092798