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THIN PENCIL ORCHID FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Thin Pencil Orchid
Other Names
Rat's Tail Orchid, Bridal Veil Orchid, Dendrobium teretifolium
Description
The Thin Pencil Orchid is an epiphytic orchid from coastal Queensland and New South Wales. It produces profuse flushes of flowers in white or cream or yellow, with purple stripes near the base. The common name of Bridal Veil Orchid arises from the appearance of the white flowering forms. The flowers have long narrow petals and sepals giving the flower a spidery appearance. The labellum is white or light yellow with purple markings. Flowering is in late winter and spring from July to November depending on range. The leaves are circular in cross section and grow to about 60 cm long and 8 mm in diameter. The stems are a distinctive zigzag shape.
Habitat
in New South Wales it is most commonly found in Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) trees, in other areas it also found on rocks and in rainforest trees
Distribution
Dockrillia teretifolia is found in eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
Growth Characteristics
Height: 60cm
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Dockrillia | | Species: | teretifolia | | Common Name: | Thin Pencil Orchid |
Relatives in same Genus
Dockrillia bowmanii
Dockrillia cucumerina
Dockrillia linguiformis
Dockrillia schoenina
Dockrillia striolata
Dockrillia wassellii
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