Acianthus amplexicaulis [F.M. Bailey] Rolfe 1904

Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Australian Native Orchid Society [Qld]- Kabi Group Website

Common Name or Meaning The Acianthus with the flower raceme surrounded by a leaf [refers tothe cordate leaf sessile around the stem - In Australia The Green Elf Orchid

Flower Size .15" [3 mm]

A rare Australian terrestrial encountered under thick scrub at elevations of 5 to 600 meters near the coastline and found in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales with ovoid tubers giving rise to an erect stem carrying towards the middle a single, entire to deeply lobed, green on both sides, cordate leaf that blooms in the fall on a scapose, 2 to 3.6" [5 to 9 cm] long, inflorescence that has bracts and spiraling flowers.

Synonyms Acianthella amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004; Acianthella sublesta (Dockrill) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004; Acianthopsis amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) Szlach. 2001; Acianthopsis sublesta (Dockrill) Szlach. 2003; Acianthella amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004; Acianthella sublesta (Dockrill) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2004; Acianthus sublestus Dockrill 1955; Listera amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey 1902; *Microstylis amplexicaulis F.M. Bailey 1891; Univiscidiatus amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) Szlach. 2001; Univiscidiatus sublestus (Dockrill) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Acianthella amplexicaulis photo fide

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