Medium sized epiphyte or epilith with pendent, wiry stems. Leaves ovate, to 7 cm long, to 2 cm wide, thick and fleshy, pointed at tip, smooth. Flowers 1-3, to 1.2 cm long, not widely opening, green to brownish with brown striations; spring. Sepals and petals narrow and pointed. Labellum distinctly 3-lobed, white or cream with purple markings. Dendrobium pugioniforme A. Cunn.

Qld & NSW.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press. (as Dockrillia pugioniformis)