Genoplesium despectans

Sharp 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. despectans
Binomial name
Genoplesium despectans
Synonyms[1]
  • Prasophyllum despectans Hook.f.
  • Corunastylis despectans (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Genoplesium despectans, commonly known as the sharp midge orchid and known as Corunastylis despectans in Australia, is a small terrestrial orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to forty five small, dark purple or green and purple flowers.

  1. ^ "Genoplesium despectans". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.