Dendrobium melanostictum Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 167 (1905).
Syn: Dendrobium squamiferum J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 19: 19 (1908).
Plant cultivated at the Leiden botanical garden. Accession number 20031595.
Plant collected in the Gulf Prov. PNG.
Leiden herbarium number 19101