Japanese Stone Orchid

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Dendrobium moniliforme

Japanese Stone Orchid, a reference photo
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Japanese Stone Orchid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Species
Dendrobium moniliforme

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