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Tangle Orchids

Papillilabium

Tangle Orchids
Photo: drawing by R. D. Fitzgerald, lithography by Arthur J.Stopps (1833-1931), Public domain
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Tree, Epiphyte, Orchid

About

Papillilabium beckleri, commonly known as the imp orchid, is the only species in the genus Papillilabium from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is a small, epiphytic orchid with many thin roots, between two and six linear leaves and up to eight pale green or brownish flowers. The flowers are fragrant, produce nectar and have a warty labellum. It grows on shrubs and trees in humid places and near streams and is found between south-east Queensland and the Sydney region in New South Wales.

Where it grows

Papillilabium beckleri grows on shrubs and trees in humid places and near streams and is found between Mapleton in Queensland and the Royal National Park in New South Wales.

Other Plectorrhiza plants

Small tangle orchids · Upright tangle orchid · Common tangle orchid · Tangle orchids · Tangle Orchids

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Papillilabium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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