Dendrobium moschatum

(Buch.-Ham.) Sw.

Orchidaceae

+ Synonyms

Callista calceola (Carey ex Hook.) Kuntze

Callista moschata (Buch.-Ham.) Kuntze

Cymbidium moschatum (Buch.-Ham.) Willd.

Dendrobium calceolaria Carey ex Hook.

Dendrobium cupreum Herb. ex Lindl.

Dendrobium moschatum Wall. ex D.Don

Epidendrum moschatum Buch.-Ham.

Thicuania moschata (Buch.-Ham.) Raf.

Common Name:

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General Information

Dendrobium moschatum is an evergreen perennial plant producing stout, rigid, unbranched stems up to 100cm long[

266

Title: Flora of China
Publication
Author
Website: http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year: 1994
ISBN
Description: An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

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The plant is harvested from the wild for use in commercial cosmetic products.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

266

Title: Flora of China
Publication
Author
Website: http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year: 1994
ISBN
Description: An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

Range

E. Asia - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia

Habitat

Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests; at elevations around 1,300 metres in southern China

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	1.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

An extract of the flowers is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations as a skin conditioner[

1243

Title: CosIng
Publication
Author
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

Propagation

Seed -

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