Dendrochilum magnum Rchb. f. 1861 SECTION Platyclinis Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

Single Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, plant grown by OrchidMania

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Weyman Bussey, plant grown by Howard Gunn

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Common Name The Large Dendrochilum

Flower Size 5/8" [1.5 cm]

Found in The Philippines in mossy forests at elevations of 1600 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with elongate, pear-shaped pseudobulbs carrying oblong lanceolate, tapering to the apex, conspicuously veined, narrows into the slender, elongate, petiolate base leaf that blooms on an apical, erect then pendant, wiry, 20" [50 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with the fragrant flowers arising in rank and file occuring in the spring and fall.

Synonyms Acoridium magnum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1904

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;