Pandurate Dendrobium
Dendrobium panduratum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- May-July
How to identify Pandurate Dendrobium
Identify Pandurate 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: May-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pandurate Dendrobium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium panduratum
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-July
- 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 Pandurate Dendrobium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pandurate Dendrobium
Pandurate Dendrobium (Dendrobium panduratum) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to July.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Pandurate Dendrobium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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