Dendrobium brymerianum

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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Object Details

Description

This small to medium sized orchid is most recognizable for the fringed, branching lip of its flower.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

January to July; peaks in March and April

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2014-1139A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is 4" long with 1-5 short-lived, glossy yellow-orange flowers. Flowers are 2-3" across, short-lived, but bloom twice a year.

Foliage Characteristics

Deciduous after several seasons.

Fragrance

Fragrant (extremely)

Range

Assam to China (S Yunnan) and N Indo-China

Habitat

forest margins; 1100-1900m

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Common Name

Brymer's Dendrobium

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Dendrobium

Species

brymerianum

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79b1bff46-2824-4e79-88c1-5ff003bf9448

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2014-1139A