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with wiry, hanging stems 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) long and about 3 mm (0.12 in) wide. The leaves are egg-shaped, smooth and fleshy, dark green, 30–60 mm (1–2 in) long and about 15 mm (0.59 in) wide. The flowering stem emerges from near a leaf base and is
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218:Dockrillia desmotrichoides
208:Dendrobium desmotrichoides
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359:as far south as the
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310:Taxonomy and naming
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