Dendrobium lituiflorum

Dendrobium lituiflorum Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1856: 372 1856. (Syn: Callista lituiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium hanburyanum Rchb.f.);
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Arunachal Pradesh to China (SW. Yunnan, W. Guangxi) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Common name: Bent-Raceme Dendrobium • Manipuri: ꯁꯥꯍꯤ ꯂꯩ Shahi lei
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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.



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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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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)


Updated on May 20, 2025

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