Cryptostylis hunteriana

Leafless tongue-orchid
Cryptostylis hunteriana in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Cryptostylis
Species:
C. hunteriana
Binomial name
Cryptostylis hunteriana

Cryptostylis hunteriana, commonly known as the leafless tongue-orchid[2] is a flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south eastern Australia. It is leafless but has up to ten green flowers with a more or less erect, dark reddish brown labellum.

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