Dendrobium dichaeoides

Dendrobium dichaeoides is another species from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, but is very different from the Dendrobium agathodaemonis, the species, also from Papua, that I posted recently.  This species has a pendant, creeping growth habit with beautiful opposite leaves on the stems.  Its species name, dichaeoides, refers to the similarity of its foliage to another orchid genus, Dichaea.  The growth are 10-15 cm long and the flowers, which come in these bright clusters are 1 cm in size.