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 moniliforme (L.) Sw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Callista candida (Wall. ex Lindl.) KuntzeCallista japonica (Blume) KuntzeCallista moniliforme (L.) KuntzeCallista moniliformis (L.) KuntzeCallista spathacea (Lindl.) KuntzeDendrobium candidum Wall.Dendrobium candidum Wall. ex Lindl.Dendrobium castum BatemanDendrobium castum Bateman ex Rchb.f.Dendrobium crispulum Kimura & MigoDendrobium heishanense HayataDendrobium japonicum (Blume) Lindl.Dendrobium kosepangii C.L.TsoDendrobium monile Kraenzl.Dendrobium moniliforme f. alboviolaceum N.H.Tuan & O.GrussDendrobium moniliforme subsp. malipoense L.J.Chen & Z.J.LiuDendrobium moniliforme var. malipoense L.J.Chen & Z.J.LiuDendrobium moniliforme var. moniliformeDendrobium moniliforme var. taiwanianum S.S.YingDendrobium nienkui C.L.TsoDendrobium spathaceum Lindl.Dendrobium taiwanianum S.S.YingDendrobium yunnanense FinetDendrobium zonatum RolfeEpidendrum monile Thunb.Epidendrum moniliferum Panz.Epidendrum moniliforme L.Limodorum monile (Thunb.) Thunb.Onychium japonicum BlumeOrmostema albiflora Raf.
Documented use categories
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 identifier628025-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.