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Dendrobium adae is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb that has wiry, cylinder-shaped pseudobulbs 200–600 mm (8–20 in) long and 4–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide and between two and four dark green leaves 40–80 mm (2–3 in) long and 15–25 mm (0.6–1 in) wide.
Dendrobium is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is a very large genus, containing more than 1,800 species that are found in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Vietnam and many of the islands of the Pacific.
Dendrobium schuetzei, sometimes called Schuetze's dendrobium, is a species of orchid endemic to northeastern Mindanao, Philippines. Though widely grown as an ornamental , it is classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to habitat loss and unsustainable harvesting from the wild.
Dendrobium johannis, commonly known as the chocolate tea tree orchid, [2] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid native to Australia and New Guinea. It has spindle -shaped pseudobulbs , between five and ten dark green leaves with purplish markings and flowering stems with up to fifteen chocolate brown flowers with a yellow labellum .
The methanol extract of D. plicatile has been shown to scavenge the superoxide anion radical ·O 2 −. [2] Flower extracts from the closely related species Dendrobium officinale have also been proven to reduce fatty liver disease, oxidative stress, and inflammation, protecting against alcohol-induced liver injury.
Dendrobium moschatum var. unguipetalum I.Barua Dendrobium moschatum , the musky-smelling dendrobium , is a species of orchid . It is native to the Himalayas (northern and eastern India , northern Bangladesh , Nepal , Bhutan , Assam , Yunnan ), and Indochina ( Vietnam , Thailand , Myanmar , Laos , Cambodia ).
Dendrobium nindii is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with cylindrical, dark blackish brown pseudobulbs 0.5–2.5 m (2–8 ft) long, 30–40 mm (1–2 in) wide and leafy in the upper half. There are between six and twenty two dark green and leathery leaves, 80–150 mm (3–6 in) long and 60–80 mm (2.4–3.1 in) wide arranged in two rows ...
Dendrobium kingianum, commonly known as the pink rock orchid, [3] is a flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It usually grows on rocks, rarely as an epiphyte , and has thin, spreading leaves and spikes of up to fifteen, usually pink flowers in late winter to spring.