Dendrobium mortii F.Muell. APNI* Synonyms: Dendrobium tenuissimum Rupp APNI*
Dockrillia mortii (F.Muell.) Rauschert APNI*
Description: Epiphyte with stems spreading to pendent, wiry, rooting only at base of the sympodium, 1–4 cm long, c. 1 mm diam., with 1 leaf at apex; roots smooth, creeping.
Leaves pendent, linear, terete, 1.5–9 cm long, 2–3 mm diam, succulent, furrowed.
Inflorescences c. 0.5 cm long, 1–3-flowered. Sepals and lateral petals green to brown; dorsal sepal 10–15 mm long, 2–2.5 mm wide; labellum white with green keels and a few purple blotches, 12–17 mm long, 5–6 mm wide. Column 4–5 mm long; column foot 4–5 mm long.
Flowering: September–November
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on rainforest trees, mostly at higher altitudes; north from Barrington Tops.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by P. H. Weston
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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