Dendrobium nanum Hook.f. 1889 SECTION Stachyobium

Plant and Flowers Photos by © Gast and the Orchideen Dendrobium 2 Website

Common Name The Small Dendrobium

Flower Size .3 to .6" [.8 to 1.5 cm]

Found in southern India in hill forests at elevations of 2000 to 2500 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing epiphyte with ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2, rarely 4, oblong-lanceolate, very thick leaves that blooms in the fall on a 1.4 to 3" [3.5 to 7.5 cm] long, 6 to 10 flowered inflorescence

CAUTION This ID is tentative as I have no real references as to what this species should be.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Species Culture Dendrobium Bakers 1996; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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