Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindley 1847 SECTION Densiflora Photo by Lourens Grobler

Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Common Name The Golden Bow Dendrobium [refers to the inflorescence] - In Thailand Ueang kham

Flower Size 1 1/2" to 2" [3.75 to 5 cm]

A small sized, native of Burma, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China, eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh and Assam India at elevations of 700 to 1100 meters where it grows in cool to warm conditions with clustered, grooved, clavate or fusiform, to 12" [30 cm] long, many angled, apically thickened pseudobulb enveloped by many white, membraneous sheaths carrying 2 to 3 , towards the apex, oblong to lanceolate, coriaceous, acute leaves and blooms from winter through spring. The 12" [30 cm] inflorescence arises from nodes near the apex of the pseudobulb and it is lax and pendulous and the flowers are highly fragrant of honey and are short lived. They need copious water and fertilizer while growing and less when mature.

Synonyms Callista chrysotoxa (Lindl.) Brieger 1981; Callista chrysotoxa (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Callista suavissima Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium suavissimum Rchb.f 1874

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae Vol 3 Reichenbach 1878 as D suavissimum drawing fide; Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/1995; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 fide photo with wrong caption bottom right OK; AOS Bulletin Vol 33 No 3 1964 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 45 No 6 1981 photo as D chrysotoxum var suavissimum; Orchid Digest Vol 45 No 6 1981 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 54 No 3 1985; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996; Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen Mori 1997; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001; Australian Orchid Review Vol 68 No 5 2003 photo; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 1 Tanaka 2003; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 3 Tanaka 2007 as D suavissimum; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 3 Tanaka 2007; ;

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