Corybas rotundifolius (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. 1871
Pale plant and Flower in situ Photos by © Dan Hatch courtesy of Michael Pratt and Native Orchids Website Photo by © Eric Scanlen courtesy of Michael Pratt and Native Orchids Website
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Common Name The Round Leaved Corybas - In New Zealand, The Kauri Helmut Orchid, The Tulip Orchid
Flower Size .4 to .6" [1 to 1.5 cm]
Found in the north island of New Zealand in pine forests as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single, oblong-oval leaf that blooms in the late fall on an erect, .8 to 2" [2 to 5 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence
Synonyms Anzybas rotundifolius (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Corybas matthewsii (Cheeseman) Schltr. 1923; Corysanthes matthewsii Cheeseman 1899; Corysanthes rotundifolia (Hook.f.) Hook.f. 1864; *Nematoceras rotundifolium Hook.f. 1853
References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Native Orchids of New Zealand, A Colour Field Guide Scanlen & St George 2010 as Anzybas rotundifolia photo fide;
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