Dendrobium chrysotoxum
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Accession Number
- 2012-0574A
- Description
- Some orchids seem like they were named by someone with their mind on their breakfast. This small orchid takes one of its common names from its flowers, which have a dark orange center on yellow petals.
- Bloom Time
- February to July; peak in April to June
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Range
- Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests; 1300-5250ft (400-1600m)
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendulous (but sometimes erect) inflorescence is 8-12" (20-30 cm) long with 10-21 yellow flowers with a velvety orange center. Flowers are 1.5-2" (4-5 cm) across. Last 2-3 weeks.
- Fragrance
- Honey or tropical fruit. Hightly fragrant.
- Plant Size
- 8-14" x 6-8" (20-36 x 15-20 cm)
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Common Name
- Fried-Egg Orchid
- Golden Arch Dendrobium
- The Golden Bow Dendrobium
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Species
- chrysotoxum
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2012-0574A