Dendrobium moschatum

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.
Synonyms
	Epidendrum moschatum Buch.-Ham. (basionym); Cymbidium moschatum (Buch.-Ham.) Willd.; Dendrobium calceolaria Carey ex Hook.; Dendrobium moschatum Wall. ex D.Don, illegitimate; 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;

Dendrobium moschatum Griff. is a synonym of Dendrobium pulchellum.

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).

Plicatol B is a phenanthrene that can be isolated from Dendrobium moschatum.