Dendrobium sinominutiflorum S.C.Chen, J.J.Wood & H.P.Wood 2009 SECTION Stachyobum
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Another Flower? Close up Photo by Shouyinji 2000 and Flickr Orchid Photo Website
Common Name or Meaning The Chinese Minute Flowered Dendrobium - in China Meng hai shi hu
Flower Size .5" [1.25 cm]
Found in Manipur Stae of India and southern Yunnan province of China in open forests at elevations of 1000 to 1400 meters as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with narrowly ovoid to fusiform, 3 to 4 noded stems carrying 2 to 3, narrowly oblong, leathery, dilated below into the base leaves that blooms in the fall on 1 to 3, subterminal or lateral on current years stem, .8 to 1.6" [2 to 4 cm] long, rachis slender, several flowered inflorescence with ovate, membraneous, acute floral bracts
There seem to be 2 distinct forms on the net, I feel that the first one is the correct one and matches the Flora of China description the best. The white color form with the droopy flowers and red veined lip may or may not be another species, I need better references as I have no available drawings to confirm one way or the other.
Synonyms Dendrobium minutiflorum S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi 1989
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Species Culture; Dendrobium Bakers 1996 as D minutiflorum; Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen Mori 1997 as D minutiflorum photo fide; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 as D minutiflorum photo good; *Flora of China Vol 25 pg 394 S.C.Chen, J.J.Wood & H.P.Wood 2009; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 as D minutiflorum photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 74 #4 2010 photo fide; Pleione 8(1): 167 - 170. 2014 Dendrobium sinominutiflorum S.C. Chen, J.J. Wood & H.P. Wood (Orchidaceae) – a new record for India from Manipur Nanda, Chowlu, Rao and Vij 2014 photo fide; Atlas of Native Orchids of China Vol 1 Jin Xiaohua, Li Jianwu and Ye Deping 2019 photo fide;
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