White Konkan Dendrobium
Dendrobium lawianum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify White Konkan Dendrobium
Identify White Konkan Dendrobium 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: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is White Konkan Dendrobium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium lawianum
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- 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 White Konkan Dendrobium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- पांढरी दांडेअमरी
About White Konkan Dendrobium
White Konkan Dendrobium (Dendrobium lawianum) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
White Konkan Dendrobium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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