Dendrobium salaccense
(Blume) Lindl.
Orchidaceae
Callista bambusifolia (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze
Callista cathcartii (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Callista haemoglossa (Thwaites) Kuntze
Callista intermedia (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze
Callista salaccense (Blume) Kuntze
Dendrobium bambusifolium C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.
Dendrobium cathcartii Hook.f.
Dendrobium haemoglossum Thwaites
Dendrobium intermedium Teijsm. & Binn.
Grastidium bambusifolium (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Brieger
Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Grastidium haemoglossum (Thwaites) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Grastidium salaccense Blume
Common Name:
General Information
Dendrobium salaccense is an erect, epiphytic orchid with a pseudobulb and bamboo-like stems growing up to 1 metre tall and 3 - 4mm in diameter[
366- Title
- The Botany of Citrus and Its Wild Relatives
- Publication
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- Author
- Swingle. W.T.
- Website
- http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter3.html
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line document giving lots of information about Citrus species and their relatives. A bit dated, but still an incredibly detailed work.
].
The aromatic leaves are harvested from the wild for use as a food flavouring[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
An epiphyte on tree trunks in mixed and teak forest, or on rocks in more open forest; at elevations up to 1,800 metres, but usually found below 1,200 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant has a symbiotic relationship with a species of soil-dwelling fungus. It is important that spores of this fungus are present in any soil in which the plant is grown[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
The leaves have a strong liquorice-like odour, especially during drying or steaming. In Sumatra they are packed in banana leaves and steamed together with rice, to make the rice more fragrant[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaves have a strong liquorice-like odour, especially during drying or steaming. Women wear the aromatic leaves in their hair[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]..
Propagation
Seed - surface sow, preferably as soon as it is ripe, in a container and do not allow the compost to dry out. The seed of this species is extremely simple, it has a minute embryo surrounded by a single layer of protective cells. It contains very little food reserves and depends upon a symbiotic relationship with a species of soil-dwelling fungus. The fungal hyphae invade the seed and enter the cells of the embryo. The orchid soon begins to digest the fungal tissue and this acts as a food supply for the plant until it is able to obtain nutrients from decaying material in the soil[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. It is best to use some of the soil that is growing around established plants in order to introduce the fungus, or to sow the seed around a plant of the same species and allow the seedlings to grow on until they are large enough to move.
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