Arthrochilus corinnae D.L.Jones

Swamp elbow orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Arthrochilus

Characteristics

Rosette absent or on lateral growth; leaves 2 or 3, narrowly lanceolate, 5–25 × 3–7 mm, bluish green. Flower stem 150–300 mm tall, 3–12-flowered. Flowers 9–14 mm long, pale green with shiny, thickly clubbed, yellow labellum glands. Dorsal sepal 8–10 × 2.4 mm. Lateral sepals 5–6.5 × 2 mm. Petals 6–7 × 1 mm. Labellum stalk c. 4 mm long. Labellum lamina c. 5.5 × 0.8 mm, green with dark purple basal blotch; free basal part of labellum c. 2.5 mm long. Callus c. 4 mm long; central area with shiny, clubbed, yellow calli 0.6–1 mm long; margins densely covered with shiny, yellow, clubbed calli; limb of callus c. 1.8 mm long, apex broadly notched, c. 1.6 mm wide, greenish with shiny, black, spot-like warts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in seasonally wet, low-lying, swampy areas dominated by Pandanus and paper-barked species of Melaleuca, in moist to wet, dark grey to blackish sandy loam.
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Distribution

Arthrochilus corinnae world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77062183-1
WFO ID wfo-0000340673
COL ID GYGW
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Synonyms

Arthrochilus corinnae