Corybas recurvus D.L. Jones 1991 Photo by © John Varigos and His Orchid webpage
Ovary Stalks Photo courtesy of The Species Orchid Society of Western Australia (Inc) and Ron Heberle
Common Name The Recurved Corybas - The Western Helmut Orchid
Flower Size .6 to .8" [1.5 to 2 cm]
Found in Ledge Beach in Western Australia at elevations of 50 to 450 meters in moist forests often close to streams and in pine plantations as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid with a single, bright green above, silvery green beneath leaf that blooms in the winter on an erect, short, single flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Corysanthes recurva (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Corysanthes recurva photo fide
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