Dendrobium heterocarpum - Golden-Lip Dendrobium, The Different Fruit Dendrobium

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Common name: Golden-Lip Dendrobium, The Different Fruit Dendrobium

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)

Distribution: China (Yunnan) to Tropical Asia

Habitat: Evergreen, lowland forests and primary montane forests; 100-1800m

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): August to May; peaks from January to March

Foliage characteristics: Usually deciduous

Bloom characteristics: Short inflorescence has 2-6 white flowers which last several weeks. Flowers are 2.5" across.

Fragrance: Honeysucle to primrose, or unscented

Medicinal/pharmaceutical: In Nepal, a paste of this plant has been used to treat fractured and dislocated bones.

Links: eFloras.org • Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia • Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

1: Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House (GH13) • Accession: 2016-0375*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House (GH13) • Accession: 2016-0376*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
3: Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House (GH13) • Accession: 2016-0380*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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