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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora 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.
Dendrobium moniliforme is the type species for the genus Dendrobium.http://www.orchidspecies.com/denmoniliforme.htm IOPSEhttp://www.aos.org/orchids/orchids-a-to-z/letter-d/den-sec-dendrobium.aspx AOS: Dendrobium Sec. Dendrobium
In 17th century Japan, royalty used it to perfume clothing.
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