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Dendrobium nobile Noble dendrobium

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Dendrobium nobile
Scientific Name and Description
Dendrobium nobile Lindl.
Herb Family
Orchidaceae
Plant type
Herb

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Callista nobilis (Lindl.) Kuntze
Dendrobium coerulescens Wall. ex Lindl.
Dendrobium lindleyanum Griff.
Dendrobium wallichianum B.S.Williams
Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius Rchb.f.
Dendrobium nobile virginale Rolfe
Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam.
Dendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb.f.) M.Hiroe
Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Huyen & Aver.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Name noble dendrobium
Chinese shí hú (石斛) or shí hú lán (石斛兰)
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Chinese
Phytoconstituents

Extract of the stems of Dendrobium nobile yielded 17 phenanthrenes (including 3,4,8-trimethoxyphenanthrene-2,5-diol, 2,8-dihydroxy-3,4,7-trimethoxyphenanthrene, 3-hydroxy-2,4,7-trimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, 2,8-dihydroxy-3,4,7-trimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, 2-hydroxy-4,7-dimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, 2,2'-dihydroxy-3,3',4,4',7,7'-hexamethoxy-9,9',10,10'-tetrahydro-1,1'-biphenanthrene and 2,3,5-trihydroxy-4,9-dimethoxyphenanthrene).

Source: Wikipedia

Herb usable parts
Stem
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use

Dendrobium nobile, commonly known as the noble dendrobium, is a member of the family Orchidaceae. Dendrobium nobile is one of the most widespread ornamental members of the orchid family. It is the state flower of Sikkim.

 

References

Literature

Literature
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH