Corunastylis citriodora (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Flower Closeup Photos by Colin & Mischa Rowan and her Retired Aussies Website

Part ShadeCold LATESpring Summer MID Fall

Common Name or Meaning The Citrus Scented Corunastylis - The Lemon Scented Midge Orchid

Flower Size .16 to .22" [4 to 5.5 mm] long

Found in New South Wales in open forests, heathy forests abd in shallow moss gardens over rock plates at elevations of 10 to 700 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single leaf ending well below the flowers that blooms in the late spring summer and to mid fall on an erect, .8 to .16" [2 to 4 cm] long, widely spaced, 5 to 15 flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms *Genoplesium citriodorum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1991

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2002 photo fide;

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