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Earina aestivalis

Bamboo Orchid

Upper Hutt 29 December 2012. Photo: Jeremy R. Rolfe
Photo: Jeremy R. Rolfe
Recorded distribution
Recorded distribution

Plant

With sparse stems to 1m long, leaves 5-12 x 6-8mm, deeply channelled, with prominent midribs and lateral veins.

Flowers

Up to 10mm across, cream with orange labellum, similar to those of E. mucronata but with a short column. Often has a lemon perfume.

Flowering

November - April.

Habitat

Mainly coastal. Throughout.

Conservation

Local.

Notes

Like E. mucronata but leaves are shorter and broader, flowers often larger, later flowering, less common and widespread; has been regarded as just a variant of E. mucronata

Key features

Short column and broad channelled leaves on long unbranched stems. Yellow-green foliage, often erect rather than drooping.

Photos

Upper Hutt 29 December 2012. Photo: Jeremy R. Rolfe
Tararua Forest Park 29 December 2007. Photo: Jeremy R. Rolfe
Tararua Forest Park 29 December 2007. Photo: Jeremy R. Rolfe
Tararua Forest Park 29 December 2007. Photo: Jeremy R. Rolfe
Western Lake Road, Wairarapa 1 December 2019. Photo: Bill Campbell
Western Lake Road, Wairarapa 1 December 2019. Photo: Bill Campbell
Photo: Eric Scanlen
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