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Corybas papillosus

Spider Orchid

Shag Point - Otago. Photo: Ian St George
Photo: Ian St George
Recorded distribution
Recorded distribution

Plant

4 - 8cm tall when in flower. Leaves 3.5 x 3cm, often smaller, orbicular to oblong-oval. Finely and regularly papillose on upper surface. Light-green with (sometimes) a purple midrib and spots near the margin.

Flowers

Arising from below the leaf. 15 - 20mm tall. Dorsal sepal lanceolate, longer than the labellum, curved backward at the tip. Labellum transparent, much veined. Coloured dark purple-red above, whitish spotted with purple-red below.

Flowering

October - December.

Habitat

Forest floors and damp banks.

Conservation

Data Deficient.

Notes

Very similar in appearance to Corybas macranthus in which it is usually included.

Key features

Papillose leaf surface, otherwise similar to C. macranthus.

Photos

Shag Point - Otago. Photo: Ian St George
Shag Point - Otago. Photo: Ian St George
Miner Stream - Richmond Range - Nelson. Photo: Eric Scanlen
Shag Point - Otago. Photo: Ian St George

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