Dendrobium canaliculatum
Brown tea tree orchid
Family OrchidaceaeAlso called Thin tea tree orchid
About
The brown tea tree orchid is an epiphyte or lithophyte of tropical north Queensland and New Guinea. Squat, onion-shaped pseudobulbs carry channelled leaves and tall sprays of up to thirty scented, star-shaped flowers.
Field notes
Morphology
Cone- to onion-shaped pseudobulbs 3–12 cm long each bear two to six deeply grooved, dark green leaves 10–25 cm long. A 20–30 cm flowering stem carries five to thirty long-lasting, pleasantly scented flowers 2.5–3 cm wide, light brown to caramel with twisted tips and a white, purple-marked lip.
Distribution & habitat
Tropical north Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
History & etymology
Described by Robert Brown in 1810. The epithet is Latin for 'channelled' or 'grooved', referring to the leaves. Two varieties are recognised.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
- IUCN status
- Least concern
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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