Corybas orbiculatus (Colenso) L.B.Moore

Spider orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Corybas

Characteristics

Plant at fl. to c. 4 cm. tall. Green lf c. 2–3 × 1.5–2.5 cm., sessile or with petiole much shorter than lamina, long-oval to almost orbicular, apiculate, rounded to narrowly cordate at base, inclined to be fleshy and silvery abaxially. Floral bract < ovary, narrow. Dorsal sepal little longer than labellum, lanceolate-acuminate, erect then arched forwards, downwards, or upwards; lateral sepals long, filiform, greatly exceeding labellum. Petals similar to lateral sepals and us. almost as long. Labellum auriculate at base, lamina abruptly deflexed, broadly expanded, us. tapering to the apiculus, margin minutely denticulate, inner surface papillose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.04
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Distribution

Corybas orbiculatus world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:624375-1
WFO ID wfo-0000925132
COL ID YNQ3
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Synonyms

Corybas orbiculatus Corysanthes orbiculata Nematoceras orbiculatum