Dendrobium leonis

[Ron-NY]

Nice!!!...how come my leonis does not smell of vanilla??? I added this one to my collection for the foliage alone...the flowers are an added benefit.

I suspect that the taxonomist thought the flower looked like a lion, therefore the species was named leonis

[zainal abidin]

Nice!!!...how come my leonis does not smell of vanilla??? I added this one to my collection for the foliage alone...the flowers are an added benefit.

I suspect that the taxonomist thought the flower looked like a lion, therefore the species was named leonis

Ron my one every morning the flower emits exactly like ice-cream vanilla.I guess??? probably cool temperature reduce the perfume production because this one is hot growing.
Probably you are right Ron , here I posted the leonis and the lion face,yes they have some similarities.Thank for your info.

[Ron-NY]

Even though I grow intermediate, I have many warm growers in my collection. This Dendrobium being one of them. I will have to make sure I take a good whiff at it's next blooming. Being a Bulbo grower, I have learned not to breathe too deeply, LOL.

Having a little knowledge of Latin can go a long way when you are dealing with plants and animals. The latin word meaning lion is leonis. Leapard has a similar derivation: leopard, from leo (lion) and pardus (panther).

[zainal abidin]

Even though I grow intermediate, I have many warm growers in my collection. This Dendrobium being one of them. I will have to make sure I take a good whiff at it's next blooming. Being a Bulbo grower, I have learned not to breathe too deeply, LOL.

Having a little knowledge of Latin can go a long way when you are dealing with plants and animals. The latin word meaning lion is leonis. Leapard has a similar derivation: leopard, from leo (lion) and pardus (panther).

That is the advantages of knowing Latin words, you can go further, almost all the times your theory are right, I believe you are very intelligent, smart person and never give up in your live.Thanks.Zain