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National Botanic Garden of Belgium.
Dendrochilum glumaceum, the Hay-scented Orchid (also known as Husk-like Dendrochilum), was described by John Lindley in 1878[verification needed]. It is an elegant looking epiphytic or lithophytic dendrochilum that occurs in the Philippines and Borneo at altitudes between 700 and 2,300 m.
This species possesses long feathery pendulous spikes containing two rows of pure white flowers, with yellow to orange lips, that emerge on each new growth.
From each conical to ovoid pseudobulb grows an erect, single, long, oblanceolate leaf
This species was only described on 18 January 2011 in the Malesian Orchid Journal. It is not yet known where this species occurs in the wild.
The name refers to the seven nerves on the dorsal sepal. This species is similar to another recently described species, Dendrochilum tortile.
Dendrochilum wenzelii Ames, Orchidaceae 5: 65 (1915).
Homotypic Names:
Acoridium wenzelii (Ames) Ames, Orchidaceae 7: 82 (1922).