Dendrobium cucumerinum is an epiphytic herb with creeping stems 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) thick with widely spaced leaves. The leaves are 20–35 mm (0.8–1 in) long, 9–12 m (30–40 ft) wide, thick and fleshy with many irregular bumps on the surface, giving them the appearance of a small cucumber or gherkin.

The native range of this species is SE. Queensland to CE. New South Wales. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Dockrillia cucumerina is native to the Southeast Australia, from Sydney to Brisbane. This species once occurred quite often along the rivers of New South Wales, and now occurs inland. These plants usually grow in bright light, on river oaks near watercourses at elevations of 50 to 800 meters.

Found in Queensland Australia, as a miniature sized, cool to hot growing epiphytic species on river oaks near watercourses at elevations of 50 to 800 meters that has short, cane-like pseudobulbs and cucumber like leaves on a slender creeping rhizome.

Dockrillia cucumerina, commonly known as the cucumber orchid, is a species of orchid native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dockrillia_cucumerina, CC BY-SA 3.0 .