An epiphyte common around the Daintree Rainforest with a white flower and "pencil like" leaf.

Northern pencil orchid - Dockrillia calamiformis flowers - Photo by Alex Pawlow

It is easily spotted by the long, drooping terete leaves.

It flowers towards the end of the dry season (October - November) with flowers only lasting a few days.

When in full flower, it puts on an elegant display of drooping leaves and sprays of flowers that resemble a bridal veil (hence one of its other common names).