Plant
With sessile round to heart-shaped (circular-cordate) leaves 20-25 x 25-30mm. Upper leaf surface is bright green to blue-green and the underside is silvery or frosty green.
Flowers
Short-stalked, erect, just above leaf. Dark red- brown to maroon with a large hooded dorsal sepal curving forward over the labellum. Labellum 15-20mm broad has a prominent white central boss surrounded by deep crimson streaks along the veins and coarsely toothed or fringed margins.
Flowering
August in New Zealand, between July and October in Australia.
Habitat
Scrub, under mahoe, in dappled light. Northern South Island, also south-eastern Australian states and Tasmania.
Conservation
Only recorded in New Zealand for the first time in August 2026, so currently considered to be a Non-resident Native - Vagrant.
Notes
Unlikely to be confused with any other Corybas species in New Zealand.
Key features
The toothed/fringed labellum is distinctive.
