Dendrobium macfarlanei F.Muell.

Pseudobulbs 300–600 × 5–10 mm at widest point; upper leafy section 1–3 mm wide, flattened. Leaves in 2 rows, laterally flattened, 30–60 × 4–8 mm, fleshy, pointed. Flowers 10–15 × 10–12 mm, pale greenish cream, lasting 3–4 days. Dorsal sepal 4–5.5 × 3.5–4 mm. Lateral sepals 8–10 × 4–5 mm. Petals 4–5 × 1.5–2 mm. Labellum decurved, 10–12 × 7–10 mm; lateral lobes blunt; midlobe deeply notched with 2 broad, blunt lobes and 3 indistinct keels.

Locally common; found growing on trees and rocks in lowland rainforest and beach scrub.