Dendrobium malbrownii — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Dendrobium

At a glance

Occurrence records33

Data sources4

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Dendrobium malbrownii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility33 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF33 records

01Narrative

Dendrobium malbrownii, commonly known as the McIlwraith hermit orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to tropical North Queensland, Australia. It has thin, wiry, crowded stems each with narrow, dark green leaves and a single shiny, cream-coloured flower with a purple labellum. It grows on trees, fallen logs and rocks in rainforest on the McIlwraith Range.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology2

Leaf length45 mm

Leaf width4 mm

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formpseudobulbous epiphyte

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear

Woodinessnon-woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type33 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered30

Other2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO44 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 30

30 georeferenced

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence30

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 3 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Smithfield, AU	11
Brisbane, AU	10
Canberra, AU	9

3 institutions · 30 of 30 vouchered records shown