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Orchidaceae

Pencil orchid

Dendrobium teretifolium R.Br.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Dendrobium

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Pencil orchid: Dendrobium teretifolium var. fasciculatum on a tree in Cairns , Queensland
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Pencil orchid

Synonyms

  • Callista teretifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium teretifolium f. aureum (Bailey) Clemesha
  • Dendrobium teretifolium f. fairfaxii (Bailey) Clemesha
  • Dockrillia calamiforme (Lodd. ex Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Dockrillia teretifolia (R.Br.) Brieger

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.