Genoplesium rufum

Rufous midge orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Genoplesium
Species:
G. rufum
Binomial name
Genoplesium rufum
Synonyms[2]
  • Prasophyllum obovatum Rupp
  • Corunastylis rufa (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Prasophyllum rufum R.Br.
  • Prasophyllum mucronatum Rupp
  • Prasophyllum unicum Rupp

Genoplesium rufum, commonly known as the rufous midge-orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single thin, wiry leaf and up to twenty five drooping, pinkish or reddish flowers on a flowering stem which is fused to the lower part of the leaf. It was formerly thought to range from Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania but specimens in other states are now assigned to Genoplesium clivicola.

  1. ^ "Genoplesium rufum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RBGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).