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Taeniophyllum norfolkianum
Also called Minute Orchid, Ribbon Root Orchid
Taeniophyllum norfolkianum, commonly known as the Norfolk Island ribbonroot, is a species of small, leafless epiphytic orchid. It has short stems, cylindrical green roots pressed against the substrate on which it is growing and between two and five small, tube-shaped, yellowish green flowers opening one at a time. It occurs on Norfolk Island but has also been reported from the North Island of New Zealand.
The Norfolk Island ribbonroot grows on the leafy branches of Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) but it has also been seen growing on gorse (Ulex europaeus) on the North Island of New Zealand.
Taeniophyllum baumei · Taeniophyllum clementsii · Crowded ribbonroot · Taeniophyllum explanatum · Taeniophyllum fasciola · Christmas Island ribbonroot · Yellow ribbonroot · Tangled ribbonroot · Chain ribbonroot · Taeniophyllum savaiiense · Ribbonroot Orchids
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taeniophyllum norfolkianum 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.
