Dendrobium moschatum

Dendrobium moschatum, the musky-smelling dendrobium, is a species of orchid. It is native to the Himalayas (northern and eastern India, northern Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Yunnan), and Indochina (Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia).^{[4][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Dendrobium moschatum Griff. is a synonym of Dendrobium pulchellum.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

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Musky-smelling dendrobium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. moschatum
Binomial name
Dendrobium moschatum (Banks) Sw.[2][3]
Synonyms[4]
Epidendrum moschatum Buch.-Ham. (basionym) Cymbidium moschatum (Buch.-Ham.) Willd. Dendrobium calceolaria Carey ex Hook. Dendrobium moschatum Wall. ex D.Don, illegitimate[5] Dendrobium cupreum Herb. ex Lindl. Thicuania moschata (Buch.-Ham.) Raf. Callista moschata (Buch.-Ham.) Kuntze Callista calceola (Carey ex Hook.) Kuntze Dendrobium moschatum var. unguipetalum I.Barua

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Plicatol B is a phenanthrene that can be isolated from Dendrobium moschatum.^[12]