Dendrobium sulcatum

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
February to May
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2018-0831A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Pendulous inflorescence is 4-8" (10-20 cm) long with 3-15 short-lived yellow-orange flowers. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.
Fragrance
Fragrant
Range
Sikkim to China (S Yunnan) and N Indo-China
Habitat
Tropical valleys; 2300-2625ft (700-800m)
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Common Name
The Furrowed Lip Dendrobium
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Dendrobium
Species
sulcatum
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2018-0831A
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d661724e-a1b4-42ad-8a76-22c4eb8593de
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