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Dendrobium, abbreviated as Den in horticultural trade, is
a large genus of tropical orchids that consists of about 1200 species. The genus occurs in
diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including the Philippines,
Borneo, Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and New Zealand. The name is from the Greek
dendron (meaning tree) and bios (meaning life). The species are either epiphytic, growing on a
tree, or occasionally lithophytic, growing over a rock. They have adapted to a wide variety of
habitats, from the high altitudes in the Himalayan Mountains to lowland tropical forests and even
to the dry climate of the Australian desert.
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