Dendrobium goodallianum de Vogel, E.Winkel & Vugt 2014

SECTION Grastidium Photo by © Anon

Common Name Goodall's Dendrobium [British Biologist with Chimpanzees current]

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

Found in Papua New Guinea at elevations around 450 meters as a giant sized epiphyte with rather crowded, terete, elongate stems carrying alternating, linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, green tinged brownish purple, sessile, thin, rather stiff leaves that blooms in the late winter and earlier spring on short, 2 flowerd inflorescence arising from mid cane carrying sweetly coconut scented flowers.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Malesian Orchid J. 14: 87 de Vogel, E.Winkel & Vugt 2014 Photos/drawing fide

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