Erythrorchis cassythoides

Black bootlace orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Erythrorchis
Species:
E. cassythoides
Binomial name
Erythrorchis cassythoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Dendrobium cassythoides R.Cunn.
  • Erythrorchis aphylla F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Galeola cassythoides (R.Cunn.) Rchb.f.
  • Ledgeria aphylla F.Muell.
  • Galeola altissima auct. non (Blume) Rchb.f.: Reichenbach, H.G. (1871)

Erythrorchis cassythoides, commonly known as the black bootlace orchid,[2] is a leafless climbing orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has long, dark brown to blackish stems and groups of up to thirty yellowish to greenish, sweetly scented flowers and is endemic to eastern Australia.

  1. ^ a b "Leucopogon trichostylus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 369–370. ISBN 1877069124.