• Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl.

    Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl.

    Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. is a herbaceous plant. The stem is upright, fleshy, spindle shaped, 6-30 cm long, 1.5-5 cm thick in the middle, with 2-5 internodes, mostly rounded and blunt edges, golden yellow after drying, and 2-5 leaves near the top. Leaves leathery, oblong, up to 19 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide or wider, apex acute and hooked, base constricted, but not extending downward into a sheath that embraces the stem. The raceme inflorescence is emitted near the top of the stem, slanting or slightly drooping, and can grow up to 20 centimeters in length; The inflorescence axis is thick and robust, with sparse majority of flowers; The base of the inflorescence stem has 4-5 sheaths; The flower buds are…

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