Common name: Tongue Orchid
Dendrobium linguiforme Sw. APNI* Synonyms: Dockrillia linguiformis (Sw.) Brieger APNI*
Description: Epiphyte or epilith with stems prostrate, wiry, rooting freely along almost whole length, 1–4 cm long, 3–4 mm diam., with 1 leaf at apex; roots smooth, creeping.
Leaves prostrate, elliptic to oblong to obovate, 2–4 cm long, 8–15 mm wide, 4–6 mm thick, flattened, succulent, longitudinally furrowed on the upper surface but otherwise smooth.
Inflorescences 5–15 cm long, 6–20-flowered. Sepals and lateral petals white to cream; dorsal sepal 15–22 mm long, 3–4 mm wide; labellum cream with pale purple markings, 5–6 mm long, 3–4 mm wide. Column c. 2 mm long; column foot c. 3 mm long.
Flowering: September–October
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on rocks and trees, usually in sclerophyll forest, also in rainforest and in exposed rocky sites; coastal sites north of Ulladulla, west to Gungal and Tamworth districts.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, ST, NWS, CWS
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by P. H. Weston
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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