Corybas aconitiflorus Salisb.

Species

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Characteristics

Plant at fl. c. 1–2–(2.5) cm. tall. Stem erect, mostly within lf-mould. Green lf 1–2 cm. long, sessile, orbicular-cordate. Floral bract much < ovary. Fl. standing directly over lf, the ovary erect. Per. barely 1 cm. tall. Dorsal sepal galeate, arching completely over labellum, acute; lateral sepals subulate, minute, seen only in front view between spurs. Petals smaller than sepals, sts barely discernible. Labellum forming a curved tube, its anterior margin abruptly deflexed under the tip of the galea in a semicircular papillose lobe that hides a median pouch; at the base on either side a narrow conical spur projects downwards between petal and sepal.
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Leaf round to cordate, 15–35 × 10–25 mm, dark green above, purplish beneath. Flower semi-nodding on a thick stalk c. 1 mm long, 12–20 × 5–7 mm, greyish pink to reddish purple. Dorsal sepal narrowly elliptical when flattened, 20–25 × 7–10 mm, strongly curved like a scimitar in side view, much longer than labellum. Lateral sepals c. 2 mm long. Petals c. 1 mm long. Labellum whitish, mostly hidden by dorsal sepal; labellum tube c. 3 mm long; margins sharply recurved, with sparse tiny bristly hairs c. 0.1 mm long; labellum lamina narrowly elliptic in front view, 7–9 × 4–5 mm. Spurs 2–3 mm long. Column c. 3 mm long.
An orchid. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaf is heart shaped and 2 cm long. This is purple underneath. There is a single white-red flower that is hooked.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.26
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Environment

Widespread and often common in coastal districts and hinterland ranges; found growing among bracken and other ferns, shrubs and litter in heathland, heathy forest and humid areas of open forest in moist sand, sandy loam and rich clay loam; also occurs in wetter forests and littoral rainforest in sand, gravel and humus-rich loam.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Edible tubers
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Images

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Distribution

Corybas aconitiflorus world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60462612-2
WFO ID wfo-0000925028
COL ID YNM7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 921550
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Synonyms

Corysanthes aconitiflorus Corysanthes bicalcarata Corybas aconitifolius Corybas aconitiflorus