Dendrobium lituiflorum

Dendrobium lituiflorum Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1856: 372 1856. (Syn: Callista lituiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium hanburyanum Rchb.f.);
 
Bent-Raceme Dendrobium
 
 
Dendrobium lituiflorum Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1856: 372 (1856).
Synonyms:
Callista lituiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891).
Dendrobium hanburyanum Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 329 (1856).
Distribution: China, India, Assam, Bangladesh, Laos, Mayanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
This is very close to Dendrobium transparens but different.

Nice pics sir, its very common in Assam and now in flowering state.... (31.3.13)
 https://08511630493324166816.googlegroups.com/attach/4843bfa024bce/Dendrobium%20sp..JPG?part=0.1&view=1&vt=ANaJVrFz4xp-3lsPjnBomU8NBHiJXEdqzcmgRDJ1c75ujkZduBqGxuUmUcNimqpyZdIEunSCwAagqyKFxnhFQuHAg8krl55AK6o2G4fDlWa3ULRKADWsM38

MS May, 2016/17 Dendrobium sp. for ID : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)
Location : Lengpui, Mizoram
Date : 19-02-2014

Habit : Epiphytic herb
Habitat : Wild

Sometimes it gets very tricky to differentiate Dendrobium transparens and Dendrobium lituiflorum, both of which are found in Mizoram.
If I had to guess, this is very much Dendrobium lituiflorum.
Yes this is Dendrobium lituiflorum Lindl.
 https://08511630493324166816.googlegroups.com/attach/2a1a87a2ecde/Dendrobium%20%20lituiflorum.JPG?part=0.1&view=1&vt=ANaJVrGlnzu4OICbVbOPSSSdSC2iiFv_Imhpzc2dRFaVG1JhPvgEgpW32Onjl3HXwvA4lLd6CsI442qQi0RWSuvc6SckLHkhxXFuE2TU9eiCEb3G_3sdhMI

MS Oct.,2016/16 Dendrobium lituiflorum : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Location : Lengpui, Mizoram
Altitude : c.400 m.
Date : 23/02/2013
Habit : Epiphytic orchid
Habitat : Both wild & cultivated

Ok yes, I would say this is Dendrobium lituiflorum.

  
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