Dendrobium nanum Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dendrobium nanum Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Shola
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills about 1400-1600m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-April
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Mysuru district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Bengaluru district (GKVK, Campus)
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
    • Maharashtra : Nashik district, Satara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – Flora of Mysore
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dendrobium nanum. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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