Dendrobium denneanum Kerr

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Dendrobium

Characteristics

Stems robust, to 47 cm, more than 4 mm in diam. Leaves oblanceolate, to 11 × 1.8-4.5 cm. Inflorescences subapical on leafless penultimate and older stems, stiffly arching, 5-14 cm, to 7-flowered; floral bracts prominent, 1.8-3 cm. Flowers ca. 5 cm wide, orange-yellow, lip with a maroon center or large purple spots on adaxial surface; many clones ± cleistogamous.
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An orchid. It grows attached to trees. The stems are robust and 47 cm long. The leaves are broad sword shaped and 11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowering shoot comes from behind the tip on the older leafless stems. It arches over and is 5-14 cm long. There are 7 flowers. The flowers are 5 cm across and orange to yellow with a red lip.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on tree trunks in open forests between 600-2,500 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
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Distribution

Dendrobium denneanum world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:627281-1
WFO ID wfo-0000938986
COL ID 34MSQ
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Synonyms

Callista clavata Dendrobium denneanum Dendrobium rolfei Dendrobium clavatum Dendrobium aurantiacum var. denneanum