Corysanthes R.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Corysanthes
Name and Authority
Common Name
Helmet Orchids
Originally Described by
Robert Brown in Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 328 (1810)
Flowering Months
· · · Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep · · ·
Description
Corysanthes species have a smooth, rounded or heart-shaped, ground-hugging leaf and a single dull coloured flower with minute, poorly developed petals and lateral sepals, a large dorsal sepal and a large labellum. Following fertilisation the developing seed capsule is raised on an elongated peduncle (stalk) which extends up to 300 mm above the leaf as an aid to seed dispersal.
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