| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Dendrobieae (also placed in Podochileae) |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae |
| Scientific name | Dendrobium violaceum Kränzlin |
| Synonyms | Dendrobium allioides J. J. Smith; Dendrobium brachyacron Schlechter; Dendrobium cyperifolium Schlechter; Dendrobium dryadum Schlechter; Dendrobium geminiflorum Schlechter; Dendrobium igneoviolaceum J. J. Smith; Dendrobium pityphyllum Schlechter; Dendrobium quinquecostatum Schlechter; Dendrobium scotiiferum J. J. Smith; Dendrobium tenuicalcar J. J. Smith; Pedilonum brachyacron (Schlechter) Rauschert; Pedilonum dryadum (Schlechter) Rauschert; Pedilonum geminiflorum (Schlechter) Rauschert; Pedilonum pityphyllum (Schlechter) Rauschert; Pedilonum quinquecostatum (Schlechter) Rauschert; Pedilonum scotiiferum (J. J. Smith) Rauschert; Pedilonum tenuicalcar (J. J. Smith) Rauschert; Pedilonum violaceum (Kränzlin) Rauschert |
| Distribution | New Guinea |
| Reference | Dendrobium violaceum Kraenzl. 1910 |
| Dendrobium violaceum Kraenzl. | |
| Dendrobium violaceum Kraenzl. |
| October 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |