Dendrobium polyanthum

Flower name
Dendrobium polyanthum
Scientific name
Dendrobium polyanthum
Aliasデンドロビウム, ポリアンサム, Dendrobium, polyanthum
Place of originIndia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China
Place of floweringPotted flower
Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Dendrobium polyanthum

Dendrobium polyanthum (scientific name: Dendrobium polyanthum) is native to India, Thailand, Vietnam, and China and is a species of the Dendrobium nobil family, locally growing on trees in lowlands to highlands. It grows on trees in lowland to highland areas. The bulb (stem) is long, fleshy, rod-shaped, and has many nodes. From March to June, a short stalk alternating from left to right emerges from each node of the stem, and a flower 2.5 cm to 3 cm long and 3.5 cm to 4 cm wide blooms at the tip. The dorsal, lateral and lateral sepal petals are pink and lanceolate, and the lip petals are rounded and larger than the other petals, funnel-shaped and yellow on a white background.

Origin of identification
Dendrobium Dendro (tree) + bium (to grow) means that it grows on trees. The species name "polyanthum" is a compound of the Greek words "poly" (many) and "antha" (flower), meaning "many-flowered.

Common name: Dendrobium polyanthum, life form: native, habitat: India, Thailand, Vietnam, China, habitat distribution: lowland to highland, tree-plants, herb height: 20 to 35 cm, bulb Flowering season: March to April, Inflorescence form: solitary/cluster/gross, Flowering place: stem node/leaf axil, Flower length: 2.5 cm to 3 cm, Flower width: 3.5 cm to 4 cm, [Flower color] Dorsal, lateral and side petals: pink, lip petals: yellow on white.