Dendrobium crocatum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(17): 185 (1890).
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| Dendrobium crocatum Hook.f., Photo by Khairul Hafizi |
its native range is Peninsula Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia.
Latin Name:
Dendrobium crocatum Hook.f.
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Callista crocata (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Dendrobium pyropum Ridl.
Eurycaulis crocatus (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem.
Pedilonum crocatum (Hook.f.) Brieger
Pedilonum pyropum (Ridl.) Rauschert
English Name:
The Saffron-Yellow Dendrobium.
Description:
With pendant stems that narrows towards the base carrying many, bright green, lanceolate leaves that blooms on an axillary, 1.25 cm long, few (2 to 3) flowered inflorescence arising laterally on leafless canes with bright orange flowers in the fall.
Distribution:
Malaya, Thailand.
Ecological:
As a lowland, small to large sized, hot growing epiphyte.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the fall.
Flower size:
5.0 cm.
Cultivation:
Plant grows in warm to hot 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.
Type Information:
Reference:
theplantlist.org
https://www.ipni.org/n/627198-1
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:627198-1
http://www.orchidspecies.com/dencrocatum.htm.
https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Dendrobium_crocatum
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