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Dendrochilum uncatum var. uncatum
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This orchid came our way last year and has been flowering since early November until now. This species is native to Taiwan and the Philippines. The height of this orchid is about 15 cm or ~ 6 inches. The flowers are about 1 cm and are bright yellow green with dark green shiny leaves.
There are two varieties of Dendrochilum uncatum; first is this one, Dendrochilum uncatum var. uncatum, where the hooked arms are attached at the middle of the column. Second is the Dendrochilum uncatum var. longispicatum, where the arms are attached on the bottom column.
In the wild, this orchid would grow on rocks and trees at elevations of 1,000 to 2,300 m. The common name of this orchid is "The Hooked-Shaped Dendrochilum", referring to the inward bent to the arms on the column.
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| A) A close up of the flowers. |
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| B) By December 6, almost all of the flowers on ten inflorescences, were blooming. |
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| C) Here is another photo taken on December 10. |
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| D) A closer look at the individual flowers. |
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| E) The entire specimen to conclude my post for January 1st, 2018. |
Happy 2018 to everyone!
Awesome. I came across your blog while doing online research to find the name of this orchid as we have one flowering in our garden in KIdapawan which is at the foothills of Mt Apo, Mindanao, Philippines. I see that this Dendrochilum is endemic to both Taiwan and the Philippines but seems to grow mainly in the mountains of Baguio in Luzon. As Mt Apo is the Philippines highest mountain we too have a tropical and also a cooling climate making it ideal for this orchid. I'm not sure where our orchid came from. I suspect one of the purchases that we make at the Sunday market here in Kidapawan City.
ReplyDeleteIt is really nice to hear that you can buy such a species orchid at your supermarket. The Dendrochilum featured in this blog was offered as one of many blooming size seedlings of this particular species at Maryland Orchid Society's monthly meeting in September 2017. It is the result of seed propagation here in the US. Did your plant come with a label? If not, it may be very difficult to identify, although not impossible. Try this site: http://www.dendrochilum.com/
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