Family: Orchidaceae
Plant: A terrestrial orchid up to 10cm high that often forms large colonies.
Flowers: Green-bronze to brownish-purple solitary on an erect stem. The labellum is up to 4mm wide with an arrangement of stalked and unstalked dark calli.
Flowering: March-May.
Fruit Green capsule. The flowering stem bearing the capsule elongates after pollination.
Leaves: Two basal leaves 3-6cm long and up to 15mm wide with wavy margins.
Habitat: Sheltered damp places in both wet and dry sclerophyll forests.
Features: Pair of basal leaves. Labellum with insect-like arrangement of calli. Green-bronze to brownish-purple flower.
Name:
Chiloglottis From Greek chielos = a lip and glottis = tongue (referring to the shape of its labellum)
diphylla From Greek = 2-leaved
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Green, Rust, Purple |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
6 |
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Flowering Month |
3, 4, 5 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Green |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Basal, Opposite |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear, Strap-like |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire, Wavy |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Wet sclerophyll forest, Dry sclerophyll forest |
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