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Chiloglottis reflexa

Chiloglottis reflexa1

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
SubTribe: Drakaneinae
Genus: Chiloglottis
Species: C. reflexa
Alliance:
Binomial name
Chiloglottis reflexa
[Labill.] Druce 1917


Chiloglottis reflexa is a orchid from the genus Chiloglottis.

Description[]

Plant bloom from summer to fall with a single 2.5 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing on sandy soil in the moist forest of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia at elevations of 20 to 1550 meters

Culture[]

Plants are deciduous and should be grown in cool temperatures. Plants are grown in a terrestrial mix of soil, leaf litter, sand, and peat. Keep the mix moist during growing season and reduce watering as the leaves die down in the late spring and summer. Keep in moderate to bright light.


Naming[]

Common Name: The Back-Bent Chiloglottis

Synonyms[]

  1. Acianthus bifolius R.Br. 1810
  2. Caladenia diphylla (R.Br.) Rchb.f. 1871
  3. Chiloglottis diphylla R. Br. 1810
  4. Chiloglottis reflexa [Labill.]Druce 1917
  5. Chiloglottis trilabra Fitzg. 1883
  6. Cyrtostylis reflexa (Labill.) Spreng. 1826
  7. *Epipactis reflexa Labill. 1806
  8. Serapias reflexa (Labill.) Pers. 1807
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