Dendrobium eriiflorum Griff. 1851 SECTION Stachyobium Lindl. Photo by © Natsui Inflorescence Photos by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website Common Name The Eria-Like Flowered Dendrobium
Flower Size .4 to .6" [.9 to 1.5 cm]
Found in Assam India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanamar and Malaysia at elevations of 30 to 1800 meters in subtropical valleys as a small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte on tree branches in bright light at elevations of 800 to 2100 meters with clustered, fleshy at the base, attenuate above, yellow stems covered with loose sheaths and carrying to 9 deciduous, oblong or lanceolate, abtuse leaves where it blooms on a erect to arching, 1.6 to 3.2" [4 to 8 cm] long, laxly, several [6 to 8] flowered inflorescence with upside down flowers that open simultaneously occuring in the late summer and fall. Plants should be kept moist as they are growing but as they mature in the fall and winter sets in it is best to keep the watering and fertilizing at a minimum. Resume both water and fertilizer with the intitiation of new growth in the spring.
CAUTION I am not sure of thess determinations. There are 2 distinct types here which may represent 2 different species. The first photo is closer to Hooker, King and Seidenfaden, the second is closer to Vadhanaphutti, Rajbhandari and Comber. No references make mention of the large anvil-like calli at the middle of the lip on the second photo. Seems it would be mentioned. So use with caution.
Synonyms Callista eriiflora (Griff.) Kuntze 1891; mispelling Dendrobium eriaeflorum; mispelling Dendrobium erleflorum
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
A Century of Indian Orchids Vol 5 Hooker 1895 as D erleflorum drawing hmm; The Orchids of Sikkim-Himalaya Part 1 King & Pantling 1898 drawing hmm; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 10 1958 drawing; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing ok; Orchids of Java Comber 1990 photos ok; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001 photo ok; Beautiful Orchids of Nepal Rajbhandari & Bhattarai 2001 photo ok; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007
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