Corybas neocaledonicus (Schltr.) Schltr. 1923
Dark Color Form and plant in situ New Caledonia Photos by © Edouard Faria
Common Name The New Caledonian Corybas
Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]
Found in Queensland Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu in low scrub or in dense forests in deep humus at elevations of 200 to 1250 meters as a very small, hot to cool growing terrestrial with a single, cordate, flush to the substrate, veined, round leaf that blooms in the fall and winter on an erect, short, single flowered inflorescence
Synonyms *Corysanthes neocaledonica Schltr.1906
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 drawing fide; Native Orchids of New Caledonia Societie Neo-Caledonienne d'Orchidophile 1995 photo fide;
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