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Date of issue: 11 February 2003
Designer: Wayne Rankin, Melbourne
Size: 30 x 25 mm

Plant: Dendrobium nindii
(also known as Durabaculum nindii )

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Blue Orchid
Epiphytic orchid forming tall, slender clumps.
Leathery dark green leaves to 15 cm long.
Long stems bearing sprays of 10-20 flowers.
Occurs in north-eastern Queensland and PNG.



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