Thelychiton moorei (Moore's Dendrobium)
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Dendrobium moorei in flower on the summit cloud forest of Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, Australia
Photograph by Poyt448 Peter Woodard. License: Public Domain. (view image details)
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MOORE'S DENDROBIUM FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Moore's Dendrobium
Description
Dendrobium moorei is found only on Lord Howe Island. The pseudobulb grows to about 20 cm long with four or five elliptical leaves tapering to point. The flowers grow in large clusters about 15 cm in length. The flowers are white sometimes marked with pink spots or lines. the plant flowers throughout the year but mainly in summer months. This species was formerly known as Dendrobium moorei.
Habitat
grows on trees or rocks
Distribution
found only on Lord Howe Island
Growth Characteristics
Height: pseudobulb to 20cm with leaves to 15 cm long
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Thelychiton | | Species: | moorei | | Common Name: | Moore's Dendrobium |
Relatives in same Genus
Thelychiton gracilicaulis
Thelychiton jonesii
Thelychiton kingianus
Thelychiton speciosus
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