Dendrobium crystallinum Rchb. f.

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Morphological characteristics
Dendrobium crystallinum Rchb. f. is a herbaceous plant. Stem erect or oblique, slightly fleshy, cylindrical, 60-70 cm long, 5-7 mm thick, unbranched, with multiple nodes, internodes 3-4 cm long. Leaves papery, oblong-lanceolate, 9.5-17.5 cm long, 1.5-2.7 cm wide, apex long acuminate, sheathing at base with a sheath, with several raised veins on both sides.
Number of raceme, stems from upper stem of old stems from which leaves last year, with 1-2 flowers; inflorescences short, 6-8 mm long, basally 3-4-sheath 3-5 mm long; bractlets Flowers white, membranous, oblong, 1-1.5 cm long, apex acute; pedicel and ovary 3-4 cm; flowers large, spreading; sepals and petals milky, upper purplish red; sepals narrowly oblong-lanceolate Shaped, 3.2 cm long and 7 mm wide, apex acuminate, with 5 veins; lateral sepals resembling middle sepals, apex large, apex acuminate, base slightly oblique, with 5 veins; 4 mm long and 2 mm wide.
Petals oblong, 3.2 cm long and 1.2 cm wide, apex acute, margin undulate, with 7 veins; lip orange, upper purplish red, nearly circular, 2.5 cm long, entire, both densely short Villi; limb length 4 mm; cap narrowly conical, dense white crystal mastoid, front edge with irregular teeth.
Capsule long cylindrical, 6 cm long, 1.7 cm thick. Flowering from May to July, the fruit from July to August.
Habitat habitat
Born at an altitude of 540-1700 meters of mountain forest edge or sparse forest trunk. Production in southern Yunnan (Mengla, Menghai, Jinghong). Distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. Specimens collected from Myanmar.
Growing habits
Dendrobium crystallinum Rchb. f. is a kind of hi perennial herbs like hi, like in the warm, humid, with an annual rainfall of more than 1000 mm, half-shade half-sun environment, the average January temperature above 8 ℃ in the subtropical forests grow deep forest is better , Suitable for growing temperature of 15 to 28 degrees, suitable for growing air humidity above 60%, less demanding on soil fertility, wild and more in the loose and thick bark or trunk growth, and some also grow in the crevice. Is an aerial root, the main requirements of the root permeability is good, the best substrate to breathe air ventilation, in the appropriate temperature and humidity, fast growth, survivability is very strong. Spring and early summer each year, biennial stems on the section of the inflorescence, flowering stems grow into new stems into stems, autumn and winter into the dormant period.