ເອື້ອງແປງສີແຂ້ວ / Purse-Making Dendrobium

Use
Income
Medicine
Ornamental
Scientific Name / Family
Dendrobium secundum (Blume) Lindl. ex Wall /Orchidaceae
Synonyms
Callista bursigera (Lindl.) Kuntze
Callista secunda (Blume) Kuntze
Dendrobium bursigerum Lindl.
Dendrobium heterostigma Rchb.f.
Dendrobium secundum f. album Valmayor & D.Tiu
Dendrobium secundum var. niveum Rchb.f.
Pedilonum bursigerum (Lindl.) Rauschert
Pedilonum secundum Blume
Other Names
Indonesia: Anggerek sikat gigi or toothbrush orchid
Thailand: Ueang praeng sifan, Khaw ngu hao, Ueang ngawn kai
Botanical Description

Medium sized with an erect stalk about 0.5-0.8 mm in diameter and 25-30 cm long. leaves grow in the same plain at the tip of young stem. Terminal inflorescence with many dense flowers about 5 cm long; flowers are pink with red a dot inside, up to 0.5 cm wide.

Description of Use

Still common, with harvests of 3-7 kg per person day possible. sells at 45,000-60,000 LAK/kg. normally occurs in dry dipterocarp forest all over the country.

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