Syn name: Dendrobium javanicum Swartz; Eria fragrans H. G. Reichenbach; E.stellata Lindley; E. striolata H. G. Reichenbach; Octomeria stellata (Lindley) Sprengel; Pinalia fragrans (H. G. Reichenbach) Kuntze; P. stellata (Lindley) Kuntze; P. striolata (H. G.Reichenbach) Kuntze; Tainia stellata (Lindley) Pfitzer.
Flowering: August–October. Habitat: Lithophytic in rocky places, sometimes in forests. Distribution: NE India, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand.