(Dendrobium leporinum)

Dendrobium leporinum, J.J.Sm. 1909 (Kew)

Dendrobium leporinum is a species in the Dendrobium genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Orchidaceae subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Dendrobieae, subtribe Dendrobiinae, . It is in the section: Spatulata . This species is found in Maluku to New Guinea.

a warm-growing epiphyte, native in New Guinea. Flowers are produced in shades of white, pink and red. Yet it is their characteristic form that gives this orchid its name: leporinum derives from Leporidae, the family of hares and rabbits!
Emrys Chew