ເອີ້ອງຕິນນົກ / Marked Dendrobium

Use
Income
Medicine
Ornamental
Scientific Name / Family
Dendrobium signatum Rchb.f. / Orchidaceae
Synonyms
Dendrobium hildebrandtii Rolfe
Dendrobium tortile var. hildebrandtii (Rolfe) Tang & F.T.Wang
Other Names
Thai: Kluay mai noi, Ueang kham kiu, Ueang tin nok, Ueang tin pet
Botanical Description

Slender, fleshy, becoming pendulous with age pseudobulbs carrying leathery, lanceolate, pointed, eventually deciduous leaves and blooms in the winter through early summer on a short inflorescence that arises on a mature leafless cane towards the apex with 2 flowers that are fragrant and long-lived.

Occurrence in Region Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Occurrence in nature (ecology and ecosystem) Found at elevations of 200 to 1200 meters as a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte in open forest on the top of the tall trees.

Description of Use

Infusion by fresh or drying stem sliced. Price 15,000-25,000 kip per kg fresh.

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