Dendrobium, a perennial epiphytic herb of the orchid family. Born in the mountains at an altitude of up to 1600 meters on the semi-shady and wet rocks, preferring warm and humid climate and semi-shady and half-sunny environment, not cold hardy. Generally can withstand the low temperature of -5℃. Dendrobium can be divided into dozens of species such as yellow grass, golden hairpin, horsewhip, etc. Dendrobium is the best of Dendrobium, which is named because of its iron-green skin. Dendrobium has a unique medicinal value, with its stems into medicine, Chinese medicine name: dendrobium, belongs to the tonic medicine in the yin tonic medicine, "Chinese Pharmacopoeia": beneficial to the stomach to produce fluids, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Dendrobium and a few other varieties of young stems, but also for special processing, twisted into a spiral or spring-like, sun-dried, commercial products known as earrings Dendrobium, also known as maple dipper. Chinese name: Dendrobium officinale (Chinese medicine)

Latin name: Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo

Alias: black knapweed (China's higher plants illustrated), hanging orchids (Yueqing, Zhejiang Province) Iron skin (Yueqing, Zhejiang Province)

Boundary: Botanical kingdom

Portal: Angiosperms

Organism: Monocotyledons

Organism: Monocotyledons

Organism: Monocotyledons

Organism: Monocotyledonous plants >Organism: Monocotyledon

Organism: Microptera

Sub-Organism: Cyperaceae

Family: Orchidaceae

Genus: Dendrobium

Classification System: Engler System, 1964

Protection Level: National Key Second Class Protection