Common name: Translucent Dendrobium
Botanical name: Dendrobium transparens Family: Orchidaceae (orchid family)
A rare species found in India, Nepal and Burma as a medium to large sized, cool to warm
growing epiphyte with slender, basally swollen, erect to pendulous
stems. The stems carry 5 to 7, deciduous, linear-lanceolate, recurved, acute
leaves. The plant
blooms in the spring and early summer on a short, 2 to 3, flowered raceme
emerging from hyaline bracts with short lived, fragrant flowers that arise
from the large transparent bracts at the nodes of the old leafless canes and
needs a slight rest from water and fertilizer in the winter although plants
should never become completely dry for extended periods.
| Photographed in Jharkhand |
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
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