A New Dendrobium tortile Cultivar‘Heiniu’

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2026-0080

Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (S1): 231-232.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2026-0080

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A New Dendrobium tortile Cultivar‘Heiniu’

CHEN Liangmin^1,*, ZHONG Hua², LU Zhengjiu³, LIAO Xueping³, BI Wei^4,*, LU Zhengyun³, ZHOU Bin^4,**, YANG Wei^4,**

¹Yanshan Adminstrative Center of Wetland and Park,Yanshan,Yunnan 663100,China;
²Kunming Institute of Forestry and Grassland,Kunming 650223,China;
³Dehong Xinhe Agricultural Technology Development Co. Ltd.,Mangshi,Yunnan 678499,China;
⁴Yunnan Academy of Forestry and Grassland,Kunming 650201,China

Received:2026-01-19 Revised:2026-03-30 Online:2026-04-28 Published:2026-05-07

Abstract

Abstract: The new cultivar Dendrobium tortile‘Heiniu’is bred by artificial hybridization,with Den. tortile as the seed parent and Den. officinale as the pollen parent. Its main specific characteristics are that the sepals and petals are pale whitish-yellow（2015RHS 155A）,without suffusion,and moderately twisted;the lip eye is purplish-red（2015 RHS NN78D）. The new cultivar Den.‘Heiniu’flowers from April to June,and is suitable for epiphytic cultivation on trees or rocks under forests,or cultivation in simple facilities in areas below 1 200 meters above sea level in Dehong Prefecture and Baoshan City,Yunnan Province.

Key words: Dendrobium tortile, Dendrobium officinale, hybridization, cultivar

CLC Number:

S567.23⁺9

CHEN Liangmin, ZHONG Hua, LU Zhengjiu, LIAO Xueping, BI Wei, LU Zhengyun, ZHOU Bin, YANG Wei. A New Dendrobium tortile Cultivar‘Heiniu’[J]. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2026, 53(S1): 231-232.

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