About
A widespread Southeast Asian epiphytic orchid with large purple flowers. Despite its name, which means 'without scent', it is usually strongly fragrant, often likened to raspberries.
Field notes
Morphology
An epiphyte bearing large purple flowers.
Distribution & habitat
Widespread from Sri Lanka through Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to New Guinea.
History & etymology
John Lindley described scented Philippine plants as Dendrobium macrophyllum in 1839, then unscented ones as D. anosmum in 1845; both proved to be one species. The later name stands because the earlier one was already used for another orchid.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Sri Lanka, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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