| Beetle orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Peristeranthus T.E.Hunt[2] |
| Species: | P. hillii
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| Binomial name | |
| Peristeranthus hillii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Peristeranthus hillii, commonly known as the beetle orchid[3] or brown fairy-chain orchid[4] is the only species in the genus Peristeranthus from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with more or less pendulous stems, between three and ten widely spaced, leathery leaves and a large number of pale green, often spotted flowers. It mainly grows on tree trunks and thick vines in rainforest and is found between the Bloomfield River in Queensland and Port Macquarie in New South Wales.
- ^ a b "Peristeranthus hillii". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Peristeranthus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 439. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ "Brown fairy-chain orchid (Peristeranthus hillii)". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2018.