Native records: 6 botanical areas
China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, 3 more areas
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A pseudobulbous epiphyte of subtropical climates. Native to China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
China
- China South-CentralNative
- China SoutheastNative
Hong Kong
- China SoutheastNative
Japan
- JapanNative
- Nansei-shotoNative
Macao
- China SoutheastNative
Taiwan, Province of China
- China SoutheastNative
- TaiwanNative
Viet Nam
- VietnamNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
- Af Tropical, rainforest
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
- Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
The same climate occurs in 225 areas worldwide, 219 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Recorded medicinal uses
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Dendrobium officinale is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.61, left column, line 23
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dendrobium
Other species in Dendrobium
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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