Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Rauschert

"Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Rauschert was first discovered from Eastern Australia. This species lives in natural habitats including County Illawarra in the state of New South Wales and the Bunyah Mountains in the north ..." 

Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94(7-8): 446 (1983).

Dockrillia pugioniformis
Dockrillia pugioniformis
Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Rauschert; Photos József Kollár

Latinh Name:

Dockrillia pugioniformis (A. Cunn.) Rauschert 1983

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonyms Name:

Callista pugioniformis (A. Cunn.) Kuntze 
Dendrobium pugioniforme A. Cunningham 
Dendrobium pungentifolium F. Mueller 

English Name: 

The Dagger-Shaped Dockrillia 

Australia Name:

The Dagger Orchid.

Distribution: 

New South Wales, Queensland (Australia).

Ecological:

in rainforests on trees and mossy rocks, on cliffs, in ravines, or high on the outer exposed branches of trees at elevations from 0 to 1250 m. 

Cultivation:

Its adapts readily to cultivation, and can be grown in baskets in epiphytic orchid mix, or trained to grow on rock or bark slabs. It prefers a part-shaded position and extra moisture

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