Dendrobium jenkinsii Wall. ex Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 25: t. 37 (1839) (syn: Dendrobium aggregatum var. jenkinsii (Wall. ex Lindl.) King & Pantl.; Dendrobium marseillei Gagnep.);
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E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and N. Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Common name: Thick-Leaf Dendrobium • Manipuri: ꯊꯦꯡꯒꯨ ꯂꯩ Thenggu Lei
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A smaller sized, spring bloomer needs a dry winter, full sun, rest. Best mounted on tree fern plaque. It blooms in the early spring on a short to 6″, pendant, 1 to 2 flowered racemes that arise from near the base of the leafed psudobulb. Flowers are about 3 cm in size. This species is often confused with D. lindleyii but this species has a few flowered inflorescence while the other has many flowers. It has clustered, sulcate, ovoid, flattened pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, ovate, thick, shiney, persistent leaves, leaves 3-5 cm long.
Plant 6-10 cm height
Grows usually on thick branches of deciduous trees.
(Attributions: Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Kishor Deka for the Assam Biodiversity Portal project as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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Dendrobium jenkinsii from Manipur: 2 images.
Attached are two photos of Dendrobium jenkinsii from the State Orchidarium, Imphal, Manipur. Images by Thingnam Girija.
Yes, Dendrobium jenkinsii. All plants on flowersofindia should have been identified in past.
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References:
POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Flora Online Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia iNaturalist IOSPE Photos