Dendrobium teretifolium, commonly known as the thin pencil orchid, rat's tail orchid or bridal veil orchid,[2] is an epiphytic or lithophyticorchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has long, thin hanging stems, pencil-like leaves and rigid flowering stems bearing up to twelve crowded white to cream-coloured flowers. It grows in rainforest and humid open forest mostly in near-coastal districts in New South Wales and Queensland.
Dendrobium teretifolium is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with hanging, zig-zagged, branched stems, 0.5–2 mm (0.02–0.08 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) wide forming bushy clumps. Its leaves are circular in cross-section, 300–600 mm (10–20 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.2–0.2 in) in diameter and hang down. The flowering stems are 50–100 mm (2–4 in) long and bear between three and fifteen crowded, white, cream-coloured or greenish, crowded flowers. The flowers are 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) long and 30–40 mm (1–2 in) wide with red or purplish marks in the centre. The sepals are 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide and spread widely apart from each other. The petals are a similar length but only about 1 mm (0.04 in) wide. The labellum is curved, 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) long, about 5 mm (0.20 in) wide with three lobes. The side lobes curve upwards and the middle lobe has a long, thin tip, crinkled edges and three wavy ridges on its top. Flowering occurs from July to August.[2][3]
The thin pencil orchid grows on rocks but usually on trees, with a preference for hoop pine Araucaria cunninghamii in Queensland and for Casuarina glauca in New South Wales. It occurs on the coast and nearby ranges from near Calliope to Bega and is found in rainforest, along streams and near mangroves.[2][3]
^ abcJones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 393. ISBN1877069124.
^ abWeston, Peter H. "Dendrobium teretifolium". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^"Dendrobium teretifolium". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 333. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^ abBrown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
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dendrobium, teretifolium, commonly, known, thin, pencil, orchid, tail, orchid, bridal, veil, orchid, epiphytic, lithophytic, orchid, family, orchidaceae, long, thin, hanging, stems, pencil, like, leaves, rigid, flowering, stems, bearing, twelve, crowded, white. Dendrobium teretifolium commonly known as the thin pencil orchid rat s tail orchid or bridal veil orchid 2 is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae It has long thin hanging stems pencil like leaves and rigid flowering stems bearing up to twelve crowded white to cream coloured flowers It grows in rainforest and humid open forest mostly in near coastal districts in New South Wales and Queensland Northern pencil orchidDendrobium teretifolium growing on Casuarina glaucaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsOrder AsparagalesFamily OrchidaceaeSubfamily EpidendroideaeGenus DendrobiumSpecies D teretifoliumBinomial nameDendrobium teretifoliumR Br 1 Synonyms 1 List of synonyms Callista teretifolia R Br KuntzeDockrillia teretifolia R Br BriegerDendrobium calamiforme Lodd ex Lindl Dendrobium fairfaxii F Muell ex Fitzg Dendrobium teretifolium var fairfaxii F Muell ex Fitzg F M BaileyCallista fairfaxii F Muell ex Fitzg KuntzeDendrobium teretifolium var aureum F M BaileyDendrobium teretifolium var fasciculatum RuppDendrobium teretifolium var album C T WhiteDendrobium baseyanum St CloudDendrobium teretifolium f aureum F M Bailey ClemeshaDendrobium teretifolium f fairfaxii F Muell ex Fitzg ClemeshaDockrillia baseyana St Cloud RauschertDockrillia fairfaxii F Muell ex Fitzg RauschertDendrobium dolichophyllum D L Jones amp M A Clem Dockrillia calamiformis Lodd ex Lindl M A Clem amp D L JonesDockrillia dolichophylla D L Jones amp M A Clem M A Clem amp D L JonesDockrillia sulphurea D L Jones amp M A Clem Dendrobium whewellii J M H Shaw Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy and naming 3 Distribution and habitat 4 ReferencesDescription editDendrobium teretifolium is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with hanging zig zagged branched stems 0 5 2 mm 0 02 0 08 in long and 2 4 mm 0 08 0 2 in wide forming bushy clumps Its leaves are circular in cross section 300 600 mm 10 20 in long and 4 6 mm 0 2 0 2 in in diameter and hang down The flowering stems are 50 100 mm 2 4 in long and bear between three and fifteen crowded white cream coloured or greenish crowded flowers The flowers are 20 30 mm 0 8 1 in long and 30 40 mm 1 2 in wide with red or purplish marks in the centre The sepals are 20 30 mm 0 8 1 in long about 3 mm 0 1 in wide and spread widely apart from each other The petals are a similar length but only about 1 mm 0 04 in wide The labellum is curved 20 30 mm 0 8 1 in long about 5 mm 0 20 in wide with three lobes The side lobes curve upwards and the middle lobe has a long thin tip crinkled edges and three wavy ridges on its top Flowering occurs from July to August 2 3 Taxonomy and naming editDendrobium teretifolium was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen 4 5 The specific epithet teretifolium is from derived from the Latin words teres meaning rounded 6 249 and folium meaning a leaf 6 123 Distribution and habitat editThe thin pencil orchid grows on rocks but usually on trees with a preference for hoop pine Araucaria cunninghamii in Queensland and for Casuarina glauca in New South Wales It occurs on the coast and nearby ranges from near Calliope to Bega and is found in rainforest along streams and near mangroves 2 3 References edit a b Dendrobium teretifolium World Checklist of Selected Plant Families WCSP Royal Botanic Gardens Kew a b c Jones David L 2006 A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories Frenchs Forest N S W New Holland p 393 ISBN 1877069124 a b Weston Peter H Dendrobium teretifolium Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Retrieved 18 November 2018 Dendrobium teretifolium Retrieved 18 November 2018 Brown Robert 1810 Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen London p 333 Retrieved 18 November 2018 a b Brown Roland Wilbur 1956 The Composition of Scientific Words Washington D C Smithsonian Institution Press nbsp Media related to Dendrobium teretifolium at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dendrobium teretifolium amp oldid 1087430517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
