Dendrobium pendulum Roxb.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Callista pendula (Roxb.) Kuntze; Callista crassinodis (Benson & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Dendrobium crassinode Benson & Rchb.f.; Dendrobium crassinode f. albiflorum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium crassinode var. barberianum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium melanophthalmum Rchb.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dendrobium pendulum Roxb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic herbs with stout stems upto 40 cm long; Flowers lateral, 1-4 -nate on leafless stems, 5.5-6 cm across, white with, purple tips; Lip orbicular, pubescent ciliolate, purple with yellow disc.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- June
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 72
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dendrobium pendulum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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