Dendrobium cerinum

Dendrobium cerinum is a species of orchid that is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It was first formally described in 1879 by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in The Gardeners' Chronicle.^[1][2] The specific epithet cerinum is derived from the Ancient Greek word kerinos meaning "waxen", "wax-colored" or "yellowish".^[3]

Dendrobium cerinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Malaxideae
Subtribe:	Dendrobiinae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. cerinum
Binomial name
Dendrobium cerinum Rchb.f.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Eurycaulis cerinus (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem.