Dendrobium moniliforme
Dendrobium moniliforme | |
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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, known as carrot fern[2] in English and Sekkoku in Japanese, is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan, Korea, China, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina.[1][3]
In 17th century Japan, royalty used it to perfume clothing.[4]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 358. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ↑ 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
- Media related to Dendrobium moniliforme at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Dendrobium moniliforme at Wikispecies
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