Drymoanthus adversus (Hook.f.) Dockrill 1967 Photo by © Phil Bendle and The TERRAIN Website

Plant in situ New Zealand Photo by © Shirley Curr and Kaimai Bush Website

Common Name The Turned Away Drymoanthus

Flower Size .16" [4 mm]

Found in New Zealand in lowland to subalpine forests on trees and rocks as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte or lithophyte with a few, glossy leaves that blooms in the spring on an axillary, short, paniculate, 5 to 8 flowered inflorescence holding the flowers under the leaves

Synonyms *Sarcochilus adversus Hook.f. 1853; Sarcochilus breviscapus Colenso 1882; Thrixspermum adversum (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. 1868

References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 21 1165 - 1328 Brieger 1988 photo fide; The Native Orchids of New Zealand, A Colour Field Guide Scanlen & St George 2010 photo fide;

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