Category: Dendrobium

This miniature, hot to warm-growing epiphyte is found in Assam, the eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam at elevations of 300 to 900 meters. It has thin, basally narrow stems that expand and flatten above, carrying 10 to 12 fleshy, triangular, deciduous leaves. Blooming in the fall, it produces short, lateral inflorescences with… Continue reading Dendrobium mannii

This medium-sized, warm-growing epiphyte is found in Sarawak, Borneo, at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters in exposed montane and heath forests. It has clumping, erect, zig-zag stems with up to nine nodes, with upper leaf sheaths covered in brown or black hairs. The plant carries up to six persistent, narrowly ovate leaves near the… Continue reading Dendrobium lowii

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This medium-sized, pendent-growing epiphyte is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo, and southern Malaysia at elevations of 300 to 1250 meters. It thrives in hot to cool conditions with slender, erect, soft canes that carry deciduous, lanceolate leaves on the upper half. Blooming occurs in spring on short, 4 to 6 flowered inflorescences emerging… Continue reading Dendrobium linguella

This large epiphyte grows in Sumatra, Java, and Bali on roadside trees in near full sun at elevations of 700 to 1800 meters. It thrives in warm to cool conditions with a basally swollen stem and many linear, faintly bilobed leaves. Blooming occurs along the stem on short, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescences. The flowers… Continue reading Dendrobium linearifolium

This miniature to small epiphyte or occasional lithophyte grows in Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra, and Borneo at elevations up to 1100 meters. It has clustered, leafy, flattened stems covered by alternating, triangular, overlapping, dull green leaves. Blooming in spring, summer, and fall, it produces short, axillary, single-flowered inflorescences at the apex of imbricating… Continue reading Dendrobium leonis

This miniature, warm to cold-growing epiphyte is found in Laos and Thailand. It has very short stems with up to six deciduous leaves. Blooming in the summer after leaf fall, it produces short, single-flowered inflorescences with long-lasting flowers.

This miniature to small, hot to warm-growing epiphyte is found only in Java at elevations of 460 to 900 meters. It has green stems with cactus-like, broad, thin, slightly curved or cupped leaves clustered at the apex. Blooming in winter, late spring, and summer, it produces arching to pendulous, racemose inflorescences with few to several… Continue reading Dendrobium lamellatum (Sabah)

This miniature to small, hot to warm-growing epiphyte is found only in Java at elevations of 460 to 900 meters. It has green stems with cactus-like, broad, thin, slightly curved or cupped leaves clustered at the apex. Blooming in winter, late spring, and summer, it produces arching to pendulous, racemose inflorescences with few to several… Continue reading Dendrobium lamellatum (Peninsula)

This medium to large cool-growing epiphyte is found in Sabah, Borneo, in lower montane semi-mossy forests at elevations of 1600 to 1900 meters. It has a persistent leafy stem with distichous, coriaceous, oblong-ligulate, slightly curved leaves. Blooming in late winter and early spring, it produces sessile, single-flowered inflorescences with minute floral bracts. The flowers are… Continue reading Dendrobium lambii