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. Orchids in this genus have roots that creep over the surface of trees or rocks, rarely having their roots in soil. Up to six leaves develop in a tuft at the tip of a shoot and from one to a large number of flowers are arranged along an unbranched flowering stem. Several attempts have been made to separate Dendrobium into smaller genera, but most have not been accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
Dendrobium gibsonii is a species of orchid native to China, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina.
Dendrobium lindleyi, also known as Dendrobium aggregatum, is a plant of the genus Dendrobium. They are found in the mountains of southern China and Southeast Asia.
Dendrobium nobile, commonly known as the noble dendrobium, is a member of the family Orchidaceae. It has become a popular cultivated decorative house plant, because it produces colourful blooms in winter and spring, at a time when little else is in flower. It is also one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, known as shí hú or shí hú lán. Dendrobium nobile is one of the most widespread ornamental members of the orchid family. Its blooms are variegated in colour, shading from white through pink and purple, and the many different cultivated varieties produce different sized and coloured blooms.
Dendrobium aphyllum, commonly known as the hooded orchid or 兜唇石斛 is a species of orchid native to Bangladesh, southern China, the eastern Himalayas, and Indochina.
Dendrobium chrysotoxum is a widely cultivated species of orchid. It is native to Southeast Asia, growing naturally in Myanmar, Bhutan, Yunnan (China), Manipur, Assam (India), Bangladesh, Andaman Islands, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Dendrobium crepidatum is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China, the eastern Himalayas, and northern Indochina.
Dendrobium crystallinum is a species of orchid. It is native to Southeast Asia, Hainan and Yunnan in China, and Manipur in India.
Dendrobium farmeri, commonly known as Farmer's dendrobium, and in Chinese as 石斛属 , is a species of orchid native to Asia.
Dendrobium gratiosissimum, the very graceful dendrobium, is a species of orchid. It is native to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Yunnan, and Assam.
Dendrobium heterocarpum, commonly known as 尖刀唇石斛 , is a species of orchid that is native to the China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Dendrobium hookerianum is a species of orchid, native to Asia, in the genus Dendrobium.
Dendrobium lituiflorum, the bent-racemed dendrobium, is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas and northern Indochina.
Dendrobium longicornu, the long-horned dendrobium, is a species of orchid native to Asia.
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 moschatum, the musky-smelling dendrobium, is a species of orchid. It is native to the Himalayas, and Indochina.
Dendrobium sulcatum, the furrowed-lip dendrobium, is an orchid native to Asia, in the family Orchidaceae.
Dendrobium williamsonii is a species of orchid, commonly known as Williamson's dendrobium. It is native to southern China, Assam, and Indochina.
Dendrobium christyanum is a species of orchid (Orchidaceae) endemic to the Chinese island of Hainan.
Dendrobium plicatile is an orchid species of Asia. It was formerly treated as Flickingeria fimbriata in the genus Flickingeria.
