Dendrobium prenticei
Mossman Gorge, QLD
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| Dendrobium prenticei | MichaelMulvaney | 19 May 2026 | |
| Dendrobium prenticei | JasonPStewart | 16 Mar 2026 | |
| Unverified | JasonPStewart | 16 Mar 2026 |
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Dendrobium ? prenticei? ... question?, please help identify this epiphytic orchid, flowering, foliage and habit growing on one of the trunks of well known _Syzygium_ trees (all shown here) .
https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Dendrobium%20prenticei ?
https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/86256/api/apni-format ?
As also named: https://www.canbr.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFKOrchids/key/rfkorchids/Media/Html/Davejonesia_prenticei.htm ?
Mossman Gorge .
2014 November 17th .
Sorry not ideal photos - I was myself hanging off the trunk of this tree several metres above the ground with one arm while photographing (trying) this and Syzygium maraca fruits with the other arm.
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Location information
- Places Mossman Gorge, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- 12mm to 25mm Flower size
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Au rain forest and swamp forest plants, incl. phenology – JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Orchids Plants Dendrobium prenticei
Species information
- Dendrobium prenticei Scientific name
- Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
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