Fringed Tree Dendrobium
Dendrobium macrostachyum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- April-July
How to identify Fringed Tree Dendrobium
Identify Fringed Tree 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 leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fringed Tree Dendrobium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium macrostachyum
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-July
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are lance-shaped to egg-shaped, 50–80 mm (2–3 in) long and 20–25 mm (0.8–1 in) wide and are shed by the time the pseudobulb is about one year old.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fringed Tree Dendrobium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
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 Fringed Tree Dendrobium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Fringed Tree Dendrobium
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Fringed Tree Dendrobium (Dendrobium macrostachyum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 4 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to July.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Fringed Tree Dendrobium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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