Dendrobium ellipsophyllum Tang & F.T.Wang

Dendrobium ellipsophyllum Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 81 (1951).

Dendrobium ellipsophyllum Tang & F.T.Wang; Photo Vu Dinh An

Vietnamese name: 

Hoàng thảo Hương duyên

Chinise name: 

反瓣石斛 fan ban shi hu

Common Name: 

The Oval-Leafed Dendrobium

Latin Name: 

Dendrobium ellipsophyllum Tang & F.T.Wang

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Distichorchis ellipsophylla (Tang & F.T.Wang) M.A.Clem.          

Description: 

Ridged pseudobulbs carrying 14 to 18, bilobed, elliptic, distichous, twisted leaves all facing in one direction that blooms in the spring and summer on a short, single flowered inflorescence arising opposite the leaves near the apex of the canes and has fragrant flowers.

Distribution: 

Found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Yunnan Province China. In VietNam, found in Tay Nguyen, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Kontum, Gia Lai. 

Ecological: 

Epiphytic on tree trunks in broad-leaved mountain forests; ca. 1100 m. 

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

- orchidcambodia.com

Dendrobium ellipsophyllum Tang & F.T.Wang

Dendrobium ellipsophyllum Tang & F.T.Wang; Photo by Somphong Inthamith