Farmer's Dendrobium

Description:

This pendulous, hot to warm growing epiphyte has clavate or fusiform, 4 angled above stems carrying 2 to 4, towards the apex, coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate leaves and is a spring blooming orchid that has axillary, to 8" [20 cm] long, pendent, many densely flowered, cylindrical racemose inflorescence that arise from the nodes near the apex of leafless and leafed canes and is found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Malaysia in evergreen lowland forests and primary montane forests at elevations of 150 to 1000 meters on primary growth tall trees high up over rivercourses and prefers some shade and heavy watering with a short winter rest. [orchidspecies.com]

Notes:

This is from my family's orchid collection. The flowers emit a sweet scent around late morning or the afternoon and slowly fades until evening.