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

Reference · D. crumenatum

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.

A pseudobulbous epiphyte from tropical Asian and Pacific forests, it grows clinging to bark rather than in soil and stores water in its thickened stems. Plant it in a fast-draining bark mix with good airflow, and water only once the roots and mix have gone nearly dry. Its swollen pseudobulbs let it tolerate brief drought, so when in doubt, wait — sitting wet invites rot.

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

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

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