Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is .8-2" long with 1-6 inverted, white flowers with a red striped lip. Flowers are .4-.8" across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Succulent-like

Fragrance:

Musky-sweet

Range:

New Guinea to N Queensland

Habitat:

Mangroves in swampy, coastal lowlands; 0-700m

Description:

This miniature orchid is very tough and can flower multiple times a year.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

Free flowering

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

The Rigid-Leafed Dendrobium

The Rigid-Leafed Dockrillia

The Smooth Tick Orchid

The Smooth Tongue Orchid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Dendrobium

Species:

rigidum

Accession Number:

2010-1226A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax798506a0e-d35e-44ba-9487-d92e959a7a4e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2010-1226A