Dendrobium tobaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber

Dendrobium tobaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber, Lindleyana 8(3): 115 (1993) (1993).

Dendrobium tobaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber; Photo Daniel Nolte

Synonyms:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Common Name:

The Toba Dendrobium (A town in Sumatra).

Distribution:

Sabah Borneo.

Ecological:

In pine and montane forests at elevations of 800 to 1600 m.

Note:

It looks like Dendrobium ayubii but differs in that this species has a very narrow lip tip and slightly extended at the top half.

"Dendrobium tobaense is native to North Sumatra. They are found in the northeast of Lake Toba, at an altitude of about 1500 m. They are also found growing in pine or fir forests on Mt.Dolok south of Lake Toba, at the heights of 900-1600 m..."