ເອື້ອງນາງຊີຂາວ / White Pigeon Orchid

Use
Income
Medicine
Ornamental
Scientific Name / Family
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. / Orchidaceae
Synonyms
Aporum crumenatum (Sw.) Brieger
Aporum ephemerum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert
Aporum kwashotense (Hayata) Rauschert
Aporum papilioniferum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert
Callista crumenata (Sw.) Kuntze
Ceraia ephemera (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem.
Dendrobium crumenatum var. parviflorum Ames & C.Schweinf.
Other Names
Chinese: Mu Shi Hu
Eng: The Purse-Shaped Dendrobium, The Bag-Shaped Dendrobium
Thai: Ueang Mali, Wai Tamoi
Botanical Description

Grows as a small to large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with spindle shaped, swollen basally for a few nodes, ridged, yellow with age stems that can branch, carrying, 4 to 19, thick, leathery, eventually deciduous leaves that will flower on the upper nodes of the leafless older canes with several to many fragrant flowers, albeit for only a few hours, after a temperature drop.

Occurrence in Region India, Sri Lankha, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Philippines.
Occurrence in nature (ecology and ecosystem) Epiphytic plant, found in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savanna-like woodlands at an altitude of sea-level to 800 meters.

Description of Use

The pounded leaves are applied use as a poultice on boils and pimples.Fresh juice of the heated pseudo-bulbs are dropped in the infected ear 4 times a day use to treat problems with infected ears. price 100,000-200,000 kip per plants.

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