Dendrobium jenkinsii
A miniature epiphytic Dendrobium of the D. aggregatum/lindleyi alliance, with tiny clustered pseudobulbs each bearing one leathery leaf and short sprays of golden-yellow flowers in spring. It grows on trees in the monsoon forests of the eastern Himalaya, Yunnan and northern Indochina, where a wet, warm summer alternates with a cool, bright, dry winter. In cultivation it wants to be mounted, kept bright, watered hard in summer and kept nearly dry in winter.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte on trunks and branches in seasonal forests, forming dense mats of small pseudobulbs on the bark. Its hosts lose much of their shade in the dry season, so the plants sit in bright, airy positions where roots dry within hours of rain.
Elevation is not given in the sources consulted and GBIF records carry no altitude data; the Assam, Bhutan and Yunnan localities suggest low to middle elevations, roughly a few hundred metres to about 1,500 m, but treat this as an estimate.
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