{{short description|Species of orchid from Asia}} {{Speciesbox | image = Dendrobium moniliforme (26603118095) - cropped.jpg | taxon = Dendrobium moniliforme | authority = (L.) Sw. | synonyms_ref =<ref name="tashayar"/> | synonyms = *''Epidendrum moniliforme'' <small>L. (basionym)</small> *''Epidendrum monile'' <small>Thunb.</small> *''Limodorum monile'' <small>(Thunb.) Thunb.</small> *''Callista moniliformis'' <small>(L.) Kuntze</small> *''Dendrobium monile'' <small>Kraenzl.</small> *''Epidendrum moniliferum'' <small>Panz.</small> *''Dendrobium japonicum'' <small>(Blume) Lindl.</small> *''Ormostema albiflora'' <small>Raf.</small> *''Dendrobium castum'' Bateman ex Rchb.f. *''Callista japonica'' <small>(Blume) Kuntze</small> *''Callista stricklandiana'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Kuntze</small> *''Dendrobium heishanense'' <small>Hayata</small> *''Dendrobium taiwanianum'' <small>S.S.Ying</small> *''Dendrobium candidum'' <small>Wall. ex Lindl</small> *''Dendrobium spathaceum'' <small>Lindl.</small> *''Callista candida'' <small>(Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze</small> *''Callista spathacea'' <small>(Lindl.) Kuntze</small> *''Dendrobium yunnanense'' <small>Finet</small> *''Dendrobium zonatum'' <small>Rolfe</small> *''Dendrobium wilsoni'' <small>Rolfe</small> *''Dendrobium heishanense'' <small>Hayata</small> *''Dendrobium kosepangii'' <small>C.L.Tso</small> *''Dendrobium kwangtungense'' <small>C.L.Tso</small> *''Dendrobium nienkui'' <small>C.L.Tso</small> *''Dendrobium crispulum'' <small>Kimura & Migo</small> *''Dendrobium taiwanianu'' <small>S.S.Ying</small> *''Dendrobium tosaense'' var. ''chingshuishanianum'' <small>S.S.Ying</small> *''Dendrobium moniliforme'' var. ''malipoense'' <small>L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu</small> }}
'''''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.<ref name="tashayar">[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=58431 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028647 Flora of China v 25 p 381, <big>细茎石斛</big> xi jing shi hu, ''Dendrobium moniliforme'' (Linnaeus) Swartz, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2. 6: 85. 1799. ]</ref>
''Dendrobium moniliforme'' is the type species for the genus ''Dendrobium''.<ref name=IOPSE>http://www.orchidspecies.com/denmoniliforme.htm IOPSE</ref><ref name=AOS>http://www.aos.org/orchids/orchids-a-to-z/letter-d/den-sec-dendrobium.aspx AOS: Dendrobium Sec. Dendrobium</ref>
In 17th century Japan, royalty used it to perfume clothing.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Orchid Fever|last=Hansen|first=Eric|year=2000|publisher=Methuen Publishing Ltd|location=London|ISBN=0413747409|page=62}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dendrobium Moniliforme}} moniliforme Category:Flora of East Himalaya Category:Flora of Indo-China Category:Orchids of China Category:Orchids of Japan Category:Orchids of Korea Category:Plants described in 1753 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Dendrobium-stub}}