Geodorum terrestre

Pink shepherds' crook
Illustration of Geodorum terrestre from Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Geodorum
Species:
G. terrestre
Binomial name
Geodorum terrestre
Synonyms[1]

Geodorum terrestre, commonly known as pink shepherds' crook[2] or bent orchid,[3] is a plant in the orchid family and is native to areas from tropical Asia to northern Australia. It is a terrestrial orchid with broad, pleated leaves and up to and twenty pale pink flowers with dark red veins on the labellum. It grows in wetter habitats including swamps.

  1. ^ a b "Geodorum terrestre". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 360. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).