Dendrobium moniliforme

Dendrobium moniliforme
Scientific 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 [1]
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 heishanenseHayata Dendrobium taiwanianum S.S.Ying Dendrobium candidumWall. ex Lindl Dendrobium spathaceumLindl. Callista candida(Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze Callista spathacea(Lindl.) Kuntze Dendrobium yunnanenseFinet Dendrobium zonatumRolfe Dendrobium wilsoniRolfe Dendrobium heishanenseHayata Dendrobium kosepangiiC.L.Tso Dendrobium kwangtungenseC.L.Tso Dendrobium nienkuiC.L.Tso Dendrobium crispulumKimura & Migo Dendrobium taiwanianuS.S.Ying Dendrobium tosaense var. chingshuishanianumS.S.Ying Dendrobium moniliforme var. malipoenseL.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. ^{[1] [2]}

Dendrobium moniliforme is the type species for the genus Dendrobium . ^{[3] [4]}

In 17th century Japan, royalty used it to perfume clothing. ^[5]

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.

External links

• Media related to Dendrobium moniliforme at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Dendrobium moniliforme at Wikispecies