Dendrobium officinale

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Callista stricklandiana
• Dendrobium pere-fauriei
• Dendrobium funiushanense
• Dendrobium catenatum
• Dendrobium stricklandianum
• Dendrobium tosaense
• Dendrobium tosaense var. chingshuishanianum
• Dendrobium tosaense var. pere-fauriei

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Asparagales, it is classified under the family Orchidaceae and the genus Dendrobium. Specifically, Dendrobium officinale represents a distinct species within this botanical hierarchy.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across various regions of Eastern Asia. In China, its presence is specifically noted in the South-Central and Southeast territories. The species also extends its range to include the islands of Japan and the Nansei-shoto archipelago. Furthermore, it can be found growing within the natural landscapes of Taiwan. Together, these locations define the primary geographical footprint of Dendrobium officinale.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Dendrobium officinale is characterized by its epiphytic growth habit, featuring pendulous or creeping stems that lack traditional secondary thickening, categorized as non-woody in nature. These stems are succulent, cylindrical, and often multi-jointed, serving as the primary storage organs for water and nutrients. The stems are typically green to yellowish-green, possessing a fleshy texture that allows them to thrive in humid environments. The leaves are typically distributed along the stems, appearing as lanceolate or linear shapes, often being somewhat leathery or fleshy depending on the hydration levels of the plant. The inflorescence emerges from the nodes of the stems, bearing small, delicate flowers that are typically white or pale yellow with subtle markings. The root system consists of specialized aerial roots that are adventitious, fleshy, and capable of adhering to host surfaces or substrates to facilitate moisture absorption and anchorage.

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Dendrobium officinale has 5 reported plant parts identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem, leaf, flower, root, seed.

Stem

1. International journal of food science & technology
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Virus research
5. PeerJ

Leaf

1. Protoplasma
2. Gene
3. Physiologia plantarum
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Flower

1. Food science & nutrition
2. International journal of molecular sciences
3. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Scientific reports
5. Metabolites

Root

1. Protoplasma
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Scientific reports
4. Molecular biotechnology
5. Microscopy research and technique

Seed

1. BMC plant biology

Chemicals

Dendrobium officinale has 160 reported phytochemicals identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Polysaccharide, mannose, Flavonoid, ANTHOCYANIN.

Flavonoids

1. Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
4. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Polysaccharide

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
2. Food & function
3. Frontiers in nutrition
4. BMC plant biology
5. Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

mannose

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. PeerJ
3. Plant molecular biology
4. Protoplasma
5. Physiologia plantarum

Flavonoid

1. BMC genomics
2. Gene
3. Phytopathology
4. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
5. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology

ANTHOCYANIN

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Frontiers in plant science
5. Metabolites

Dendrobine

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. International journal of biological macromolecules
3. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
4. International journal of molecular sciences
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

galactose

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Physiologia plantarum
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. International journal of biological macromolecules
5. PloS one

glucose

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Physiologia plantarum
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. International journal of biological macromolecules
5. PloS one

Anthocyanins

1. Food chemistry
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
3. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

DOP

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Brain research
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Activities

Dendrobium officinale has 9 reported activities identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic, Antifeedant, Antihypertensive, Antitumor.

Antioxidant

1. International journal of biological macromolecules
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
4. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Hypoglycemic

1. Frontiers in nutrition
2. International journal of biological macromolecules

Antifeedant

1. ACS omega

Antihypertensive

1. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Antitumor

1. International journal of biological macromolecules

Cardioprotective

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Free-Radical Scavenging

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Prebiotic

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Tonic

1. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry

Medicinal Uses

Dendrobium officinale has 47 reported medicinal uses identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include inflammation, oxidative stress, Alzheimer's disease, drought, salinity.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations