Hooded Orchid (Dendrobium aphyllum)

Hooded Orchid, a reference photo — Photo: Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. · Public domain

Dendrobium aphyllum, commonly known as the hooded orchid or 兜唇石斛 (dou chun shi hu) is a species of orchid native to Bangladesh, southern China, the eastern Himalayas, and Indochina.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Hooded Orchid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Dendrobium amoenum
Dendrobium anosmum
Dendrobium pulchellum
Barkeria palmeri
Dendrobium devonianum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Dendrobium aphyllum

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