Dendrobium plicatile | |
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Dendrobium plicatile | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Podochileae |
Subtribe: | Dendrobiinae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. plicatile |
Binomial name | |
Dendrobium plicatile Lindl. |
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Synonyms | |
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Dendrobium plicatile is an orchid species of Asia. It was formerly treated as Flickingeria fimbriata in the (no longer accepted) genus Flickingeria.
The orchid is native to Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Malesia, and other regions.
It is found in: Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Himalayas East, India ( Assam), Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam.
The plant reportedly has the Hepatoprotection properties, the ability to prevent damage to the liver.
From the stems, three phenanthrenes can be isolated, named plicatol A, B and C.
The plant also contains the norditerpenoids named flickinflimilins A and B and steroids.