Gulabi Dande Amri / Small Bearded Dendrobium
Dendrobium barbatulum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Gulabi Dande Amri
Identify Gulabi Dande Amri by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gulabi Dande Amri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium barbatulum
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gulabi Dande Amri itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- गुलाबी दांडे अमरी gulabi dande amri, वसंत अमरी vasant amri
About Gulabi Dande Amri
Small Bearded Dendrobium (Dendrobium barbatulum) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and 1 other states. It grows in grasslands and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Gulabi Dande Amri belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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