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Corybas iridescens
Also called Iridescent Corybas
Corybas iridescens is a species of terrestrial orchid endemic to the New Zealand. It has a solitary fleshy oval-shaped leaf and a single deep crimson flower, sometimes accompanied with green, with a tapering dorsal sepal.
Corybas iridescens is endemic to the North Island, South Island, and Chatham Islands of New Zealand; at the time of its publication, it was only known from western-central North Island localities, including Taranaki and Whanganui. It grows in coastal to montane habitats in calcium-rich substrates such as those consisting of mudstone and siltstone (known locally as papa rock), as well as limestone; it also grows in basaltic substrates. It usually grows near seepages or on the banks of slow-flowing streams.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corybas iridescens 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.
