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Double-Edged Dendrobium

Local Name	:	Double-Edged Dendrobium
Botanical Name	:	Dendrobium anceps Sw.
Common Name	:	Double-Edged Dendrobium
Family	:	Orchidaceae
Distribution	:	The species is distributed in Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Laos, etc. In India, it is distributed in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, etc.
Habit	:	Epiphytic
Short Description	:	It is an epiphytic orchid with pendulous leaves and the stems overlap in a zigzag pattern and are fleshy and deciduous.

Descriptions

It is perennial epiphyte or lithophyte with adventitious roots. Stem leafy with one or more swollen internodes. Leaves often distichous, membranous to coriaceous. Flower axillary, singly on the flower bract, greenish yellow and sepal unequal.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

November-April

Use(s)

This orchid is used for wound healing.