| Mystery orchid | |
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| Illustration by the discoverer: Lewis Roberts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Cooktownia D.L.Jones |
| Species: | C. robertsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cooktownia robertsii D.L.Jones[1]
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Cooktownia robertsii, commonly known as the mystery orchid,[2] is the only species of plant in the orchid genus Cooktownia and is endemic to far north Queensland. It is a rare ground orchid, named in honour of the first scientist to discover it, Lewis Roberts and has two ground-hugging leaves and up to nine small green flowers. It is an unusual species because of its highly modified column which lacks pollen and does not have a receptive stigma.
- ^ "Cooktownia robertsii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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