Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusDendrobium
Scientific name with authorshipDendrobium nobile Lindl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Callista nobilis (Lindl.) KuntzeDendrobium caerulescens Wall.Dendrobium caerulescens Wall. ex Lindl.Dendrobium chlorostylum Gagnep.Dendrobium coerulescens Wall.Dendrobium coerulescens Wall. ex Lindl.Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam.Dendrobium lindleyanum Griff.Dendrobium nobile f. cooksonianum (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & N.H.TuanDendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb.f.) M.HiroeDendrobium nobile f. virginale (Rolfe) O.Gruss & N.H.TuanDendrobium nobile subsp. virginale RolfeDendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Huyen & Aver.Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Lindl.Dendrobium nobile var. anomalum Lindl.Dendrobium nobile var. cooksonianum Rchb.f.Dendrobium nobile var. excellens Lindl.Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum Rchb.f.Dendrobium nobile var. luteum Lindl.Dendrobium nobile var. majus Lindl.Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius Rchb.f.Dendrobium nobile var. nobilus Burb.Dendrobium nobile var. splendidum Lindl.Dendrobium wallichianum B.S.Williams
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier628105-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.