Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 90

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ເອື້ອງເງິນ
Dragon-Like Dendrobium
Dendrobium draconis Rchb.f.

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Flowers

1 / 1

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Local name:

Thai: Ueang ngoen ( Thai: Ueang ngoen)

Synonyms :

Callista draconis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
Dendrobium andersonii J.Scott
Dendrobium eburneum Rchb.f. ex Bateman

Family:

Orchidaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Ornamental
Medicine

Comments on use types:

there are signs that this genus is becoming rarer due to high demand from traders. It fetches about $0.3-$0.5 per kg at local markets, mainly in the south. Planting is best from rhizomes.

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

Averyanov, L.V. & al. 2016. A survey of Dendrobium Sw. sect. Formosae (Benth. & Hook.f.) Hook.f. in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Adansonia , sér. 3, 38: 199-217.
NUoL; NAFRI; SNV. 2007. Non-timber forest products in the Lao PDR : a manual of 100 commercial and traditional produce.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.
Sittisujjatham, S. 2006. Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.

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ເອື້ອງເງິນ Dragon-Like Dendrobium Dendrobium draconis Rchb.f.