Dendrobium sutepense Rolfe ex C. Downie 1925 SECTION Formosae Photo by Copyright © W C Schraut and Orchids and More Website

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Common Name The Doi Sutep Mountain Dendrobium [mountain in Thailand] - in Thailand - Ueang mali

Flower Size 1.2 to 1.6" [3 to 4 cm]

Found in NW Thailand and Burma at elevations of 1500 to 1900 meters as a miniature to small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with unbranched canes that are thinner towards the base and carry 4 to 5, narrowly elliptic, persistant leaves that are unequally bilobes apically and blooms in the late winter on a short inflorescence that arises from nodes opposite each leaf on leafy and leafless canes and carry 1 to 2, glossy white, sweetly fragrant flowers. This plant needs a 1 to 2 month drier period in the winter with less water and no fertilizer.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing fide; Beautiful Thai Orchid Species Kamemoto & Sagarik 1975 photo fide; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 3 Tanaka 2007;

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