Dendrobium anosmum

Dendrobium anosmum is a species of genus Dendrobium

DescriptionEdit

Plant blooms from winter to spring with 8 to 10 flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 5 to 10 cm wide.

DistributionEdit

Plant is found in the lowland forest of Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua and New Guinea at elevations of around 1300 meters.

CultureEdit

Plant requires warm temperatures and medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. From fall to winter keep plant dry and withhold water until new shoots appear in spring. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.

VarietiesEdit

Image	Name	Description
	Dendrobium anosmum var. alba	Sepals and petals are white, lip is white.
	Dendrobium anosmum var. huttonii	Sepals and petals are white, lip is magenta.
	Dendrobium anosmum variant	Sepals and petals are pink, lip is magenta.

NamingEdit

Common Names:Unscented Dendrobium

SynonymsEdit

1. Callista anosma O. Ktze. 1891
2. Callista macrophylla [Lindl.] Kuntze 1891
3. Callista scortechinii O. Ktze. 1891
4. Dendrobium anosmum var. dearei (Rolfe) Ames & Quisumb. 1935
5. Dendrobium anosmum var. giganteum [Rchb.f] Valmayor & Tiu 1984
6. Dendrobium leucorhodum Schlechter 1879
7. Dendrobium macranthum Hooker or Miquel ?
8. Dendrobium macrophyllum Lindley not Ames or Richards ?
9. Dendrobium retusum Llanos 1859
10. Dendrobium scortechinii Hooker 1890
11. Dendrobium superbum Rchb.f 1864
12. Dendrobium superbum Rchb.f var anosmum Rchb.f ?
13. Dendrobium superbum var. dearei Rolfe 1891
14. Dendrobium anosmum Lindley 1845
15. Dendrobium superbum var. huttonii Rchb.f. 1869