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Dendrobium moniliforme

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Species of orchid from Asia

Dendrobium moniliforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. moniliforme
Binomial name
Dendrobium moniliforme
(L.) Sw.
Synonyms
  • Epidendrum moniliforme L. (basionym)
  • Epidendrum monile Thunb.
  • Limodorum monile (Thunb.) Thunb.
  • Callista moniliformis (L.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium monile Kraenzl.
  • Epidendrum moniliferum Panz.
  • Dendrobium japonicum (Blume) Lindl.
  • Ormostema albiflora Raf.
  • Dendrobium castum Bateman ex Rchb.f.
  • Callista japonica (Blume) Kuntze
  • Callista stricklandiana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium heishanense Hayata
  • Dendrobium taiwanianum S.S.Ying
  • Dendrobium candidum Wall. ex Lindl
  • Dendrobium spathaceum Lindl.
  • Callista candida (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Callista spathacea (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium yunnanense Finet
  • Dendrobium zonatum Rolfe
  • Dendrobium wilsoni Rolfe
  • Dendrobium heishanense Hayata
  • Dendrobium kosepangii C.L.Tso
  • Dendrobium kwangtungense C.L.Tso
  • Dendrobium nienkui C.L.Tso
  • Dendrobium crispulum Kimura & Migo
  • Dendrobium taiwanianu S.S.Ying
  • Dendrobium tosaense var. chingshuishanianum S.S.Ying
  • Dendrobium moniliforme var. malipoense L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu

Dendrobium moniliforme, known as Shihu in Chinese and Sekkoku in Japanese, is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan, Korea, China, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina.

Dendrobium moniliforme is the type species for the genus Dendrobium.

In 17th century Japan, royalty used it to perfume clothing.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China v 25 p 381, 细茎石斛 xi jing shi hu, Dendrobium moniliforme (Linnaeus) Swartz, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2. 6: 85. 1799.
  3. http://www.orchidspecies.com/denmoniliforme.htm IOPSE
  4. http://www.aos.org/orchids/orchids-a-to-z/letter-d/den-sec-dendrobium.aspx AOS: Dendrobium Sec. Dendrobium
  5. Hansen, Eric (2000). Orchid Fever. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 0413747409.

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Taxon identifiers
Dendrobium moniliforme
Epidendrum moniliforme


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