Dendrobium moniliforme
| Sekkoku 细茎石斛 xi jing shi hu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Dendrobieae |
| Subtribe: | Dendrobiinae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. moniliforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dendrobium moniliforme (Sekkoku in Japanese) is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan, Korea, China, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina.[1][2]
In 17th century Japan, royalty used it to perfume clothing.[3]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hansen, Eric (2000). Orchid Fever. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 0413747409.
External links
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