Dendrobium aphyllum C.E.C.Fisch.

Hooded orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Dendrobium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal tea
Edible flowers stems
Therapeutic use Dizziness (flower), Headache (flower)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Dendrobium aphyllum flower picture by Kaushik Kumar Mech (cc-by-sa)
Dendrobium aphyllum flower picture by Kaushik Kumar Mech (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dendrobium aphyllum world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Dendrobium aphyllum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626817-1
WFO ID wfo-0000938421
COL ID 34MGV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629526
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pierardia bicolor Callista aphylla Dendrobium oxyphyllum Dendrobium pierardii Cymbidium aphyllum Dendrobium cucullatum Dendrobium madrasense Epidendrum aphyllum Limodorum aphyllum Dendrobium aphyllum var. cucullata Dendrobium aphyllum var. katakianum Dendrobium aphyllum