Opinions on this Dendrobium?

[nancy]

Greetings, orchidophiles -
This was given to me as "a Dendrobium species" - and the 80-something gifter could not remember *which* species it was. Now, these several years later, it has finally flowered.
Call me a crazed lunatic, but it looks, to my eye, like any of a thousand other named, or not, plants sold by HD, Lowe's, etc.
Our semi-annual Swap-fest is next week at the local orchid society...if anybody can weigh in - species? not? it will either go/not go to the swap.
The flowers are quite large, about 4"/100mm and no scent I can detect.
Thanks! Nancy

[trdyl]

If it truly is a species it would be Dendrobium bigibbum.

[RosieC]

If a species I would say Dendrobium phalaenopsis.

Isn't that a synonym of Den bigibbum?

[trdyl]

Rosie,

Yes, it is. The species name bigibbum beat out phalaenopsis by 28 years.