''Dendrochilum glumaceum'', the hay-scented orchid or husk-like dendrochilum, was described by
John Lindley in 1841.
It is an elegant looking
epiphytic or lithophytic dendrochilum that occurs in the
Philippines and
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...
at altitudes between 700 and 2,300 m.
This species possesses long feathery pendulous spikes containing two rows of pure white
flowers, with yellow to orange lips, that emerge on each new growth.
From each conical to ovoid
pseudobulb
The pseudobulb is a storage organ found in many epiphytic and terrestrial sympodial orchids. It is derived from a thickening of the part of a stem between leaf nodes and may be composed of just one internode or several, termed heteroblastic and ...
grows an erect, single, long, oblanceolate
leaf
Cultivation
This species can be grown in pots and prefers intermediate temperatures and moderate to bright light.
There are several cultivars available : 'Broad Leaf', 'OHG', 'Orange and White Ring' and 'Orange Lip'. 'White Ring' and 'White with Orange Lip'.
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glumaceum
Orchids of Borneo
Orchids of the Philippines
Epiphytic orchids