''Dendrochilum glumaceum'', the hay-scented orchid or husk-like dendrochilum, was described by

John Lindley John Lindley Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidology, orchidologist. Early years Born in Old Catton, Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four c ...

in 1841. It is an elegant looking

epiphytic An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphyt ...

or lithophytic dendrochilum that occurs in the

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and

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at altitudes between 700 and 2,300 m. This species possesses long feathery pendulous spikes containing two rows of pure white

flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

s, with yellow to orange lips, that emerge on each new growth. From each conical to ovoid

pseudobulb In botany, a 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 ''heter ...

grows an erect, single, long, oblanceolate

leaf A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the plant stem, stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leav ...

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'.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5256730 glumaceum Orchids of Borneo Orchids of the Philippines Epiphytic orchids