Tiny Dendrobium
Dendrobium microbulbon
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- -arch onwards
How to identify Tiny Dendrobium
Identify Tiny 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: -arch onwards.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tiny Dendrobium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium microbulbon
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- -arch onwards
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
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 Tiny Dendrobium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tiny Dendrobium
Tiny Dendrobium (Dendrobium microbulbon) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and 3 other states. It grows in evergreen forests.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Tiny Dendrobium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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