Genoplesium nudiscapum

Bare midge orchid
While flowering
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. nudiscapum
Binomial name
Genoplesium nudiscapum
Synonyms[1]
  • Corunastylis nudiscapa (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Corunastylis sp. aff. nudiscapa
  • Corunastylis sp. aff. nudiscapa (Otway Ranges)
  • Genoplesium sp. aff. nudiscapum
  • Prasophyllum nudiscapum Hook.f.

Genoplesium nudiscapum, commonly known as the bare midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid endemic to Tasmania. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to twenty small, green and reddish-brown flowers. It was thought to be extinct, since it had not been seen since 1852 but was rediscovered in 2008. The species has also been described as occurring on continental Australia. The species is known as Corunastylis nudiscapa in Tasmania.

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