Dendrobium chryseum

Dendrobium chryseum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, mainland South East Asia, south-central China, and Taiwan.^[1] It is one of over 1,600 species in the genus Dendrobium.^[2]

Dendrobium chryseum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. chryseum
Binomial name
Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe
Synonyms[1]
List Aporum rivesii (Gagnep.) Rauschert Callista aurantiaca Kuntze Dendrobium aurantiacum Rchb.f. Dendrobium aurantiacum var. zhaojuense (S.C.Sun & L.G.Xu) Z.H.Tsi Dendrobium chryseum var. bulangense G.X.Ma & G.J.Xu Dendrobium chryseum var. zhaojuense (S.C.Sun & L.G.Xu) J.M.H.Shaw Dendrobium clavatum var. aurantiacum (Kuntze) Tang & F.T.Wang Dendrobium flaviflorum Hayata Dendrobium rivesii Gagnep. Dendrobium tibeticum Schltr. Dendrobium zhaojuense S.C.Sun & L.G.Xu

An epiphyte with yellow flowers, it grows on tree trunks in broadleaf forests at elevations from 1,700 to 2,600 m (5,600 to 8,500 ft).^[3] It is considered sacred by the Tsou people of the mountains of Taiwan, who use it to decorate the roofs of their men's traditional meeting houses.^[4][5]