Dendrobium densiflorum
Object Details
- Description
- This small to medium sized orchid is spectacular when in bloom, with densely flowered, pendant clusters of sweet-smelling blossoms. The flower’s lip is also interesting for being extremely fuzzy. Several other orchids are often mis-identified as this one, making descriptions of D. densiflorum’s habitat occasionally confusing.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- February to August; peaks in April
- Ethnobotanical Uses
- In India, this plant was used in perfumes and as an aphrodisiac.
- Medicinal / Pharmaceutical
- In Nepal, pulp from the pseudobulbs has been used to treat pimples and boils.
- Provenance
- Collected directly from the wild; origin known
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2016-0100A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendent inflorescence is 7-10" long with 50-100 orange flowers with a darker orange, velvety center. Flowers are 2" across and last 1-2 weeks.
- Fragrance
- Honey
- Range
- C Himalaya to Hainan
- Habitat
- Moss covered trunks and branchs; 1000-1830m
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Densely Flowered Dendrobium
- Pineapple Orchid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Species
- densiflorum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2016-0100A
