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This species was only described on 18 January 2011 in the Malesian Orchid Journal. It is not yet known where this species occurs in the wild.
The name refers to the seven nerves on the dorsal sepal. This species is similar to another recently described species, Dendrochilum tortile.
From The Philippines. Named after Jim Cootes, a world authority and author of The Orchids of the Philippines
Dendrochilum tenellum, growing as a terrestrial on Mt. Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental Province, Mindanao, Phlippines.
This species was only described on 18 January 2011 in the Malesian Orchid Journal. It is not yet known where this species occurs in the wild.
The name refers to the seven nerves on the dorsal sepal. This species is similar to another recently described species, Dendrochilum tortile.