Genoplesium citriodorum

Lemon-scented 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. citriodorum
Binomial name
Genoplesium citriodorum
Synonyms[1]

Corunastylis citriodora (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Genoplesium citriodorum, commonly known as the lemon-scented midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid that is endemic to New South Wales. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to thirty three small, lemon scented, dark purplish black flowers. It usually grows under shrubs in shallow sandstone soil in the Blue Mountains.

  1. ^ a b "Genoplesium citriodorum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 July 2021.