| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Dendrobieae (also placed in Podochileae) |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae |
| Scientific name | Dendrobium cretaceum Lindley |
| Synonyms | Callista cretacea (Lindley) Kuntze |
| Distribution | China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, India |
| Reference | Dendrobium cretaceum Lindl. |
| Dendrobium polyanthum Wall. ex Lindl. 1830 | |
| Dendrobium polyanthum Wall. ex Lindl. (1830) | |
| Note | Many authors have identified Dendrobium cretaceum Lindley as a synonym of Dendrobium polyanthum Wallich ex Lindley (Syn. Callista primulina (Lindley) Kuntze; Dendrobium nobile Lindley var. pallidiflorum Hooker; Dendrobium primulinum Lindley). |
| Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Tsukuba Botanical Garden and displayed as Dendrobium cretaceum. |
| April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |