Dendrobium formosum Roxb. var gigantea Roxburg ex Lindley 1832
Description: This is a small to medium sized, fall to winter bloomer on a short, axillary or terminal raceme with 1 to 4 fragrant flowers that arise from the nodes near the apex of the leafed mature cane and can be found in the Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Myanamar, Thailand and Vietnam at elevations of 900 to 2300 meters with medium sized, terete, erect stems that are leafy in the upper 2 thirds and carries spreading, coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, obtuse leaves that are articulated to the hirsute, tubular leaf-sheaths below and does well in wood slat baskets and likes cool to hot conditions.
Photorights: Jeremy Holden
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