Thynninorchis
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Origin
Native
Degree of establishment
Native
Glabrous terrestrial herbs. Leaves absent. Flowers dull-coloured, labellum uppermost, floral bract loosely sheathing the pedicel; perianth segments reduced, cryptic, slender. Labellum hinged to extension of column base via a slender claw, lamina covered in hairs and glandular, warty calli. Column incurved, winged, with 2 pairs of incurved tapering acuminate lobes, basal foot elongate.
An endemic Australian genus of 2 species, 1 in Victoria
Created by: Jeff
Jeanes,
26 Aug. 2014
Updated by: Jeff
Jeanes,
9 May 2017
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