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Botanical name: Dendrobium formosum Family: Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Handsome Flowered Dendrobium was discovered by William
Roxburgh in north-east India. He came to India in 1776 as an Assistant Surgeon
with the East India Company and later became the Company’s botanist in the
subcontinent. Handsome Flowered Dendrobium occurs in the Eastern Himalayas,
from Nepal to Manipur, Myanmar. It is a bulky species with large , aureate
flowers . Its erect , thickly foliaged pseudobulbs are up to 18 in long
and typically covered with conspicuous black protuberances in the upper part .
The snow -white flowers measure 3.8 in /8 cm in diameter. The lip has a
2 cm long spur and has orange yellow decoration inside.
Pseudobulbs erect, Easy to grow, it is suitable for the home or a greenhouse.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Jharkhand. |