WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Lyperanthus

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Lyperanthus

Lyperanthus distribution

Name and Authority

Lyperanthus R.Br.

Common Name

Rattle Beaks Orchids

Originally Described by

Robert Brown in Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 325 (1810)

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·

Description

Lyperanthus species have a long, narrow, smooth leaf, a smooth flowering stem and up to 10 dull purplish-red, green, brown and yellow flowers with a broad, hood-like dorsal sepal, narrow, incurved, petals and lateral sepals and a densely hairy labellum.

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