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Sparkle Orchid
Dendrobium toressae
Dendrobium toressae, commonly known as the sparkle orchid or mica orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with highly branched stems forming dense patches. The leaves are crowded, fleshy and dark green with a glittery surface. A single cream-coloured to pale pink flower with a yellow labellum develops in a leaf axil. It is endemic to tropical North Queensland.
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Description
Dendrobium toressae is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with highly branched stems forming dense, spreading mats. The leaves are fleshy, egg-shaped, dark green 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide with a glittery surface. A single cream-coloured to pale pink fower about 6 mm (0.2 in) long and wide develops in a leaf axil. The sepals and petals do not spread widely and are about 3 mm (0.1 in) long and 2 mm (0.079 in) wide, the petals about half as wide as the sepals. The labellum is about 6 mm (0.2 in) long, 2.5 mm (0.1 in) wide with three lobes. The side lobes are erect and the middle lobe is yellow, fleshy and rounded. Flowering occurs sporadically throughout the year.
Range & habitat
Dendrobium toressae grows on trees and rocks, often in exposed situations between the Atherton Tableland and Tully Falls.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1119248.