Dockrillia teretifolia
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Dockrillia teretifolia is a synonym of Dendrobium teretifolium, the Thin Pencil Orchid, Rat's Tail Orchid or Bridal Veil Orchid is found in Queensland and NSW (Calliope Range
to Tuross Heads); 500-800 metres altitude. It flowers from July to August.
D. teretifolia is easy to identify even when not flowering, as the leaves grow to 60cm long by 8mm thick and are pendulous and ungrooved, while the stems zig-zag at each branch.
Calliope Range
The Calliope Range are a small low mountain range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on the western end of Broughton Island and northeast of Port McNeill. It has an area of 15 km2 and is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains....
to Tuross Heads); 500-800 metres altitude. It flowers from July to August.
- "Widespread and common, in Qld grows on rocks and rainforest trees, particularly Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), in the ranges along stream banks and in mangroves; in s. NSW it grows almost exclusively on Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) and is locally common in coastal districts; flowers are strongly scented. RECOG. Stems zig-zagged; leaves terete; flowers uncrowded, white, cream, or greenish with red or purple central stripes. HYB. With D. mortii."
D. teretifolia is easy to identify even when not flowering, as the leaves grow to 60cm long by 8mm thick and are pendulous and ungrooved, while the stems zig-zag at each branch.