About
The musky-smelling dendrobium is an orchid of the Himalayas and Indochina.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
The Himalayas (northern and eastern India, northern Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Yunnan) and Indochina (Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia).
History & etymology
The phenanthrene plicatol B has been isolated from this orchid. The name D. moschatum Griff. is a different usage and is a synonym of D. pulchellum.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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