| Orange blossom orchid | |
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| In Dorrigo National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Sarcochilus |
| Species: | S. falcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcochilus falcatus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Sarcochilus falcatus, commonly known as the orange blossom orchid,[3] is a small epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has up to eight, leathery leaves with fine teeth on the edges and up to twelve white to cream-coloured flowers with a white labellum that has orange and purple markings.
- ^ a b "Sarcochilus falcatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(2): 11 (2019)
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 4489. ISBN 1877069124.