Dendrobium brymerianum Rchb. f. 1875 SECTION Densiflora

All Yellow Flower Form Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, Plant grown by OrchidMania

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Common Name Brymer's Dendrobium [English Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]

Flower Size 2 to 3" [5 to 7.5 cm]

Found in NE India, N Thailand, Burma, N Laos, and SW China at elevations of 1450 to 1600 meters as a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte that has an erect, yellowish pseudobulb with 2 swollen, central internodes carrying 6 leaves per growth with the apical, oblong-lanceolate, thin-textured, shiny, rich green, and leathery leaves persisting for several growing seasons and then become deciduous. The lateral or subterminal, 4" [10 cm] long, racemose inflorescence arise from the nodes near the apex of the mature pseudobulb with 1 to 5, extremely fragrant, spreading, glossy, short lived flowers occur in the spring and again in the fall. This species flourishes if left to dry out just a little between winter waterings but morning mistings may be nessasary, increase water and fertilizer with the advent of new growth.

Synonyms Callista brymerana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium histrionicum Schltr. 1914

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/1995; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006