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Dendrobium is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is a very large genus, containing more than 1,800 species that are found in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Vietnam and many of the islands of the Pacific.
The methanol extract of D. plicatile has been shown to scavenge the superoxide anion radical ·O 2 −. [2] Flower extracts from the closely related species Dendrobium officinale have also been proven to reduce fatty liver disease, oxidative stress, and inflammation, protecting against alcohol-induced liver injury.
Dendrobium uniflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to the Malesia and Southeast Asia regions, in Thailand , Vietnam , Malaysia , Philippines , Borneo , Sulawesi , Sumatra .
Dendrobium schoeninum is an epiphytic or sometimes lithophytic herb that has thin, upright or pendent stems 300–900 mm (10–40 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide with many branches. The leaves are cylindrical, fleshy, dark green and groved, 60–160 mm (2–6 in) long and 2–12 mm (0.08–0.5 in) wide.
Dendrobium aemulum is an epiphytic herb that has hard, straight, projecting, reddish or purplish brown pseudobulbs 50–180 mm (2–7 in) long and 7–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) wide. There are between two and four dark green, leathery leaves 20–50 mm (0.8–2 in) long, 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) wide and folded along the midline.
D. bensoniae is an upright, deciduous plant. The stems measure 3.5–7.5 cm (1.4–3.0 in) long and 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) thick and each bear two to five leaves. The flowers measure approximately 4.6 cm (1.8 in) across and are mostly white in colour, with two dark purple blotches surrounded by yellow on the inside of the labellum.