Dendrobium thyrsiflorum

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Callista thyrsiflora
• Dendrobium densiflorum var. alboluteum

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 a member of the Orchidaceae family. Its specific classification is placed within the genus Dendrobium, where it is known as Dendrobium thyrsiflorum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad distribution across several key regions in Asia. In China, it can be found specifically within the South-Central areas. Its range extends into the Indian Subcontinent, where it inhabits Assam and the East Himalaya. Additionally, the species is present within the Indo-China region. Specifically, it grows in the countries of Laos and Myanmar.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Dendrobium thyrsiflorum is characterized by its specialized growth habit as an obligatory epiphyte, meaning it relies on host trees for structural support rather than growing in soil. While it functions as a climber, it is specifically classified as a self-supporting climber, utilizing its specialized root system to anchor itself firmly to the bark of its host. Furthermore, the plant is entirely independent in its nutritional requirements, functioning as a non-parasitic organism that derives its own nutrients and water from the environment rather than from the host plant.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

obligatory

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Dendrobium thyrsiflorum has 3 reported plant parts identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Root

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Stem

1. Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

Chemicals

Dendrobium thyrsiflorum has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Coumarins, Flavonoid, Polysaccharide.

Coumarins

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Flavonoid

1. Genomics

Polysaccharide

1. Genomics