Dendrobium lobbii

Dendrobium lobbii, commonly known as the straggly rush orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is native to an area extending from Indochina to northern Australia. It has thin, wiry stems with stiff leaves and mostly white or cream-coloured flowers singly or in pairs in leaf axils. Its white labellum does not open widely and sometimes remains closed.

Straggly rush orchid
Illustration by Lewis Roberts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. lobbii
Binomial name
Dendrobium lobbii
Synonyms
  • Callista lobbii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze
  • Callista teijsmannii (Miq.) Kuntze
  • Conostalix lobbii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Rauschert
  • Dendrobium conostalix Rchb.f.
  • Callista borneoensis Kuntze
  • Callista conostalyx (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium paludicola Schltr.
  • Dendrobium lacustre Schltr.
  • Conostalix calcaratum Brieger
  • Conostalix lacustris (Schltr.) Rauschert
  • Conostalix paludicola (Schltr.) Rauschert
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