Orchidaceae

Musky-smelling Dendrobium

Dendrobium moschatum (Banks) Sw.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Dendrobium

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Musky-smelling Dendrobium (Dendrobium moschatum) — FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Assamese: ডেণ্ড্ৰবিয়াম মস্কেটাম
Bangla: হাসি-মুখোশী ডেনড্রোবিয়াম
Chinese: 杓唇石斛
English: Musky-smelling Dendrobium, Musk Dendrobium, Musk scented Dendrobium
Vietnamese: Hoàng thảo da cam

Synonyms

Callista calceola (Carey ex Hook.) Kuntze
Callista calceolaria (Carey ex Hook.) Kuntze
Callista moschata (Banks) Kuntze
Cymbidium moschatum (Banks) Willd.
Dendrobium calceolaria Carey ex Hook.
Dendrobium cupreum Herb. ex Lindl.
Dendrobium moschatum var. cupreum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Dendrobium moschatum var. unguipetalum I.Barua
Dendrobium pedilochilum Schltr.
Epidendrum moschatum Buch.-Ham.
Epidendrum moschatum Banks
Thicuania moschata (Banks) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brook, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sachansaurabhbsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Rejoice Gassah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pradhan Khushi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kaushik Kumar Mech, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: luminous, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.