Species Information - Dendrobium riparium

Dendrobium riparium J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12 (1913) 117; Nova Guinea 12, 3 (1916) 343, t. 124, fig. 227.

Type: Gjellerup 1099 (holo BO).

Synonyms:

• Pedilonum riparium (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94 (1983) 463.
• Chromatotriccum riparium (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13 (2002) 495

Stems stout, elongated, branching, angular-terete, in upper part flexuose, 90 cm long, internodes to 4.3 cm long, shorter in upper part. Leaf sheaths verrucose. Leaves patent, lanceolate, 2-4.4 by 0.7-1.35 cm, thin coriaceous, apex subunequally obtuse to acute, slightly apiculate. Inflorescences lateral from defoliated branches, very numerous, racemose, very short; rachis 1-1.2 cm long, densely to c. 12-flowered. Floral bracts triangular, 0.8 by 0.45 cm, apex acuminate, outside verruculose. Pedicel and ovary 2.5 cm long, clavate, obtusely triangular in cross-section. Flowers 2.5 cm long. Dorsal sepal 0.9 cm by 5.7 mm; mentum subcylindrical, 1.5 cm long, obtuse. Petals 0.85-0.88 cm by 3.5 mm. Lip clawed, spathulate, when flattened 1.8 by 0.9 cm, claw for 1.1 cm adnate to the column-foot; apex cucullate, plicate, apical margin densely shortly subulate-laciniate. Column 0.28 cm long; column-foot 1.4 cm long.
(after Smith, 1911).

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