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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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
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 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 is the type species for the genus Dendrobium.[3][4]

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

References

External links

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

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