Calanthe triplicata

Christmas Orchid at Bawley Point, NSW

Calanthe triplicata at Bawley Point, NSW - suppressed
Calanthe triplicata at Bawley Point, NSW - suppressed
Calanthe triplicata at Bawley Point, NSW - suppressed
Calanthe triplicata at Bawley Point, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Unverified 13 Jan 2019 MatthewFrawley

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No idea what this is but was only found growing in one location in Meroo National Park and looked a bit like a weed to me.

2 comments

plants wrote:
   13 Jan 2019
Great find. A rather rare orchid this far south.
   14 Jan 2019
Thanks for the ID, didn't realise what I was looking at.

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Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Calanthe triplicata Scientific name
  • Christmas Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 323m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Calanthe australasica

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