ເອື້ອງສາຍປາກັ້ງ / Devon's Dendrobium

Use
Income
Medicine
Ornamental
Scientific Name / Family
Dendrobium devonianum Paxton / Orchidaceae
Synonyms
Callista devoniana (Paxton) Kuntze
Callista moulmeinensis (C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
Dendrobium devonianum var. candidulum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium devonianum var. elliottianum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium devonianum var. rhodoneurum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium moulmeinense C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f.
Dendrobium pulchellum var. devonianum (Paxton) Rchb.f.
Other Names
Chinese: Chi Ban Shi Hu
Eng: Devon's Dendrobium
Thai: Miang - Sai man pra in, Ueang sai pha kang
Botanical Description

 Stems are pendulous, cylindrical, slender, slightly fleshy, sub-branched, many noded stems carrying narrowly ovate-lanceolate, leathery, clasping sheath base, long acuminate leaves where it blooms in the late winter and spring with an erect to spreading, 30 to 40 cm long, many (12 to 18) flowered inflorescence with long-lived, fleshy, fragrant flowers arising from the nodes near the apex of leafless, 1m long, canes.

Occurrence in Region Chinese Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Occurrence in nature (ecology and ecosystem) Found in thick mountainous forests on tree trunks as a medium sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters.

Description of Use

Traditional use: infusion, part of plant used:dry stem roll, traditional purpose: immune system enhancer. Price 120, 000 kip per plant, 80,000-120,000 kip per kg fresh, 180 000-400,000 kip per kg dry.

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