Dendrobium aduncum Lindl. 1842 SECTION BrevifloresPhoto courtesy of Patricia Harding

Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler

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Common Name The Inward-Bent Dendrobium [refers to the wings at the colum apex]

Flower Size 1" to 1 3/8" [2.5 to 3.5 cm]

Found in Assam India, easten Himalayas, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos, southern China and Vietnam in subtropical forests and broadleaf, evergreen lowland forests and primary montane forests near rivers at elevations of 300 to 1300 meters as a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphytic species with pendulous, terete, fractiflex, branching canes enveloped by sheaths and carrying 4 to 6, linear-lanceolate, acuminate leaves that blooms on an axillary, 2.8" [7cm] long, zigzag, racemose inflorescence arising from the leafless nodes at the apex of an older leafless canes occuring in the spring through fall with 2 to 5, long-lasting, fragrant flowers. This species is best mounted to accomodate the growth and flowering habit and need ample huimidity and water with only a short 3 to 4 week rest from water and fertilizer in the winter.

Synonyms Callista adunca (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium aduncum var. faulhaberianum (Schltr.) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951; Dendrobium faulhaberianum Schltr. 1911; Dendrobium guangxiense S.J.Cheng & C.Z.Tang 1986; Dendrobium oxyanthum Gagnep. 1930; Dendrobium scoriarum W. W. Sm. 1921

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Wood & Seidenfaden 1992; Orchid Species Culture Dendrobium Bakers 1996; The Dendrobiums H. P. Wood 2006; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2007

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