Dendrobium tetragonum A.Cunn.

Species

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Characteristics

Pseudobulbs pendulous, with long thin base, four-sided, 150–450 × 6–9 mm. Leaves 2–5, 50–80 × 20–25 mm, dark green. Racemes 10–35 mm long, 1–5-flowered. Flowers spidery, 30–45 × 20–40 mm, green to greenish yellow with dark red-brown marginal bands. Dorsal sepal erect, 20–30 × 2–3 mm. Lateral sepals 20–30 × 2–3 mm. Petals 10–15 × 0.8 mm. Labellum 8–10 × 6–8 mm, cream or yellowish with brown, red or purplish markings; lateral lobes erect; midlobe narrow, pointed, with 3 low parallel ridges.
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Pseudobulbs pendulous, 300–600 × 6–9 mm, 4-sided. Leaves 2–5, 50–90 × 20–40 mm, dark green. Racemes 10–35 mm long, 1–4-flowered. Flowers 70–120 × 60–80 mm, greenish yellow with prominent red blotches, labellum white with red or purplish lines. Dorsal sepal 40–70 × 3–5 mm. Lateral sepals 30–70 × 7–10 mm. Petals 25–40 × 1.5–2 mm. Labellum 11–15 × 17–20 mm; lateral lobes erect; midlobe narrow, shortly hairy, sharply pointed, with 3 prominent parallel ridges.
Pseudobulbs pendulous, 300–500 × 6–9 mm, 4-sided. Leaves 2–5, 50–90 × 15–25 mm, dark green. Racemes 10–35 mm long, 1–4-flowered. Flowers 60–80 × 40–60 mm, greenish yellow to pale yellow, occasionally with few small spots and blotches. Dorsal sepal 30–70 × 3–5 mm. Lateral sepals 30–70 × 6–8 mm. Petals 22–25 × 1 mm. Labellum 11–15 × 6–10 mm, white; lateral lobes erect; midlobe narrow, shortly hairy, pointed, with 3 low parallel ridges.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Widespread and common, ranging from coastal lowlands to mountainous areas; found growing on trees in moist shady forests, particularly along stream banks, gorges and ravines, less commonly on rocks; occasionally also found on trees in drier forests. It often grows on the trunks and lower branches of trees close to, or overhanging, water. Frequent hosts are Grey Myrtle and Water Gum.
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Locally common; found growing on trees in shady sites beside streams, in dense rainforest and in open sites along rainforest margins.
Locally common; found growing on trees in shady sites beside streams, in dense rainforest and along the margins of rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

Dendrobium tetragonum unspecified picture

Distribution

Dendrobium tetragonum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:628757-1
WFO ID wfo-0000940787
COL ID 8W9V5
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Synonyms

Tropilis tetragona Tetrabaculum tetragonum Callista tetragona Dendrocoryne tetragonum Dendrobium tetragonum var. tomentosum Dendrobium tetragonum var. variabile Dendrobium tetragonum

Lower taxons

Dendrobium tetragonum subsp. giganteum Dendrobium tetragonum var. cacatua Dendrobium tetragonum var. melaleucaphilum Dendrobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum Dendrobium tetragonum var. serpentis