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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

epiphytic orchid

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, 500m

Notes:

I spotted this orchid along the trail to Nepenthes camp in Maliau basin.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Yeah, probably Dendrobium, thanks StirredMocha, but I don't think D. metachilinum, flower doesn't quite match and it's not found in Sabah, but it's a start.
StirredMocha
Looks like a Dendrobium, perhaps metachilinum?

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PublishedAugust 16, 2014

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