ເອື້ອງສາຍໃໝ / Hooded Dendrobium

Use
Income
Medicine
Ornamental
Scientific Name / Family
Dendrobium aphyllum (Roxb.) C.E.C.Fisch./Orchidaceae
Synonyms
Callista aphylla (Roxb.) Kuntze
Cymbidium aphyllum (Roxb.) Sw.
Dendrobium aphyllum var. cucullatum (R.Br.) P.K.Sarkar
Dendrobium aphyllum var. katakianum I.Barua
Dendrobium cucullatum R.Br.
Dendrobium madrasense A.D.Hawkes
Dendrobium oxyphyllum Gagnep.
Dendrobium pierardii Roxb. ex Hook.
Epidendrum aphyllum (Roxb.) Poir.
Limodorum aphyllum Roxb.
Pierardia bicolor Raf.
Other Names
Chinese: Dou Chun Shi Hu
Botanical Description

Small plant, with drooping stems up to 70 cm long, 3 mm in diameter, with a few leaves on the tip of the young stem; the inflorescence has one or two flowers, is white-yellow, 2-3 cm long and 2 cm wide.

Description of Use

A very rare species, fetching up to 15$ per kg (fresh). found in evergreen and mixed deciduous forest.

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