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| Chinese type (Yunnan) |
| May 2013 at my home |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Dendrobieae (also placed in Podochileae) |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae |
| Scientific name | Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Swartz |
| Synonyms | Callista japonica Kuntze; Callista moniliformis (L.) Kuntze; Dendrobium castum Bateman; Dendrobium heishanense Hayata; Dendrobium japonicum Lindley; Dendrobium monile (Thunberg) Kränzlin; Dendrobium nienkui Tso; Dendrobium taiwanianum S. S. Ying; Dendrobium yunnanense Finet; Dendrobium zonatum Rolfe; Epidendrum monile Thunberg; Epidendrum moniliferum Panzer; Epidendrum moniliforme L.; Limodorum monile (Thunberg) Thunberg; Onychium japonicum Blume; Ormostema albiflora Rafinesque |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) seki-koku or sekkoku (セキコク or セッコク, 石斛 [meaning: Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name])) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Iwate prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
| Description | Plants 5-25cm long. Leaves 3-7cm long, 5-12mm wide. Flowers white, yellow or pink sepals 2-2.5cm, flowering in May to June. Growing epiphyte on mossy branches of broadleaf treeson or on mossy rocks. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw. |
| Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw. 1799 | |
| Polymers containing antimicrobial agents and methods for making and using same (US Patent 5906825/1999) | |
| Cosmetic composition and production thereof (US Patent 20060018867) | |
| Paints, coatings and polymers containing phytochemical agents and methods for making and using same (WIPO Patent WO/2005/017051) | |
| Vitamin K for prevention and treatment of skin rash secondary to anti-EGFR therapy (WIPO Patent WO/2006/113479) | |
| Liposomes containing phytochemical agents and methods for making and using same (WIPO Patent WO/2006/068759) | |
| Filter materials with biocidal phytochemical agents (WIPO Patent WO/2007/016223) | |
| FDA: Chinese Herbal Medicines | |
| Note | Chosei-ran (チョウセイラン, 長生蘭 [meaning: long life orchid]) is a Dendrobium based calivated plant name. Chose-ran involves many varieties, mainly variegatas. Some Chose-rans are artificial hybrids, including Dendrobiun Cassiope, Dendrobium Ise and similar different hybrids (merely Bulbophyllum and Dendrobium hybrids). |
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| May 2013 at my home |
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| (Cultivated) March 2006 at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine |
(Cultivated) March 2006 at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine |
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| 'Kimaru' | 'Toh-en' | 'Hakuren' |
| March 2008 at my home |
March 2008 at my home |
March 2008 at my home |
