Dendrobium jenkinsii Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Dendrobium

Characteristics

Stems pseudobulbous, aggregated, appressed to substrate, ovoid, compressed, 1-2.5 cm, 4-angled, ridged, with 2 or 3 nodes, 1-leaved. Leaf apical, 1-3 × 0.5-0.8 cm. Inflorescence lateral from pseudobulb, shorter than or nearly as long as stem, 1-3-flowered; peduncle ca. 1.4 cm, glabrous; floral bracts lanceolate, 15-25 × 4-5.5 mm, membranous, acute. Pedicel and ovary 4-5 cm, slender. Flowers ca. 4 cm, uniformly yellow-orange. Dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, 10-12 × 5-6 mm, 5-veined, obtuse; lateral sepals narrowly ovate-elliptic, 13-14 × 4-5 mm, 5-veined, apex obtuse; mentum 4-5 mm wide. Petals elliptic-ovate to orbicular, 1-1.6 × 0.5-0.9 cm, 5-veined; lip transversely obcordate, 1.5-2.2 × 1.7-2.8 cm (when spread out), adaxial surface pubescent centrally, entire, erose. Column ca. 6 mm, thick.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Environment

Light 4-9
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Soil acidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:627723-1
WFO ID wfo-0000939506
COL ID 34N47
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Synonyms

Dendrobium marseillei Dendrobium aggregatum var. jenkinsii Callista aggregata var. jenkinsii Dendrobium jenkinsii