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Arthrochilus huntianus
Arthrochilus huntianus, commonly known as common elbow orchid, is a flowering plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has no leaves but an insect-like flower which has its labellum dangling like a lure away from the rest of the flower. Because of its thin, wiry stem and small, dull-coloured flowers, this orchid is difficult to locate. Like others in the genus, the flowers are pollinated by a species of thynnid wasp. Some authorities use the name Thynninorchis huntiana for this orchid.
Arthrochilus huntianus grows in woodland and forest, usually in leaf litter. In New South Wales it mainly grows on the Great Dividing Range south from the Blue Mountains and is widespread in eastern Victoria. It formerly occurred on Flinders Island in Tasmania but is now regarded as extinct there.
Untidy elbow orchid · Dark elbow orchid · Phoringopsis byrnesii · Swamp elbow orchid · Green truffle orchid · Clubbed elbow orchid · Arthrochilus laevicallus · Robust elbow orchid · Glaucous truffle orchid · Montane elbow orchid · Wispy elbow orchid · Rosetted elbow orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arthrochilus huntianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
