Species · genus Dendrobium · Orchidaceae

Dove Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.

Also known as: Pigeon Orchid · Dove Flower · Orchid

Growth habit

pseudobulbous epiphyte

Native range

Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Christmas I., India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Dendrobium crumenatum — reference photo — Lannafolium · CC0

Cultivars of D. crumenatum

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under D. crumenatum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

The Pigeon Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum, known commonly as the pigeon orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It grows as a pseudobulbous epiphyte, taking root on other plants rather than in soil.

Source: Kew

A Wide Tropical Range

This orchid's native range stretches from Taiwan across tropical Asia, taking in places such as India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaya, the Philippines, and much of the Indonesian archipelago and New Guinea. It favours the wet tropical biome in these regions. Beyond its native range, it has also become established in places such as Hawaii, Fiji, the Seychelles, and several Caribbean islands including Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad-Tobago.

Source: Kew

Stems, Pseudobulbs, and Blooms

As a member of the genus Dendrobium, this plant carries the family traits of elongated, stem-like pseudobulbs set with linear to ovate leaves. Its flowers, borne in racemes or panicles from nodes along the stems, are showy and appear mainly in spring.

Source: RHS

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 10 days

Humidity

High

Temperature

18–32 °C

Soil mix

Coarse bark, mounted or in an open basket

Propagation

Keikis and cane division

Fertilizing

Dilute orchid feed weekly in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Short-lived white blooms triggered days after a temperature drop

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

Every image credited. Licenses link to their deeds.

Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5

Kept true by its growers

Every fact here carries its source. Grow Dove Orchid yourself? What you’ve observed — how it drinks, how it holds its color, a name that’s off — and a clear photo of your plant are exactly what keep this page honest. Contributions are reviewed before anything changes.