Dendrobium devonianum Paxton

"Dendrobium devonianum Paxton is found in the Chinese Himalayas, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Indian state of Assam. This species lives in the mountains: it is found in trees 550-2100 meters above sea level"

Dendrobium devonianum Paxton, Paxton's Mag. Bot. 7(80): 169 (1840).

Dendrobium devonianum Paxton, Photo by Chu Xuan Canh

Dendrobium devonianum Paxton, Photo by Pham Quoc Tinh

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Callista devoniana (Paxton) Kuntze

Callista moulmeinensis (C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f.) Kuntze

Dendrobium moulmeinense C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f.

Vietnamese name:

Phương dung, Hoàng thảo tam bảo sắc.

English Name:

Devon's Dendrobium (English Count and Orchid Enthusiast 1800's).

Thailand name:

Miang - Sai man pra in - Ueang sai pha kang.

Chinise name:

Chi Ban Shi Hu - 齿瓣石斛 

Description: 

Orchids, slender body 60-80 cm long. Flower size 7-8 cm, flowers grow at the tips near the top of the tree with no leaves, fragrant and perennial, flowers bloom in late winter and spring.

Distribution:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam (Lai Châu, Sơn La, Lai Châu, Tây Nguyên).

Ecological:

In thick montane forests on tree trunks as a medium sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte at elevations of 550-2100 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late winter and spring.

Flower size:

7.6 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.

Type 

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

orchids.fandom.com

http://efloras.org