Dendrobium revolutum Lindl. 1840 SECTION Distichophyllum Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Fragrance Part shade Hot Warm Spring THROUGH EARLY Fall

Common Name The Rolled Back Dendrobium

Flower Size 1.6" [4 cm]

Found in Myanamar, Thailand, Malaysia and Laos at elevations of 300 to 1000 meters as a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with canes carrying many, disitchous, linear-oblong, close set, slightly narrowed towards the base leaves that blooms in the spring through early fall on a short, 1 to rarely 2 flowered inflorescence with fragrant flowers.

Comparison photos for ID Lips Spread See also D revolutum

Very similar or confused with D ellipsophyllum. Similar to D austrocaledonium and D uniflorum.

Synonyms Callista revoluta (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Distichorchis revoluta (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. 2003

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing; Orchid Species Culture, Dendrobiums Bakers 1996; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing fide;

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