Sarcochilus falcatus R.Br.

Orange Blossom Orchid

Small epiphyte. Stems to 8 cm long, simple. Leaves oblanceolate to oblong, to16 cm long, to 2 cm wide, curved, shallowly channelled, pale green. Inflorescences to 15 cm long, pendent. Flowers 2?12, to 3.5 cm wide, mostly crystalline white; winter to spring. Sepals and petals elliptic to spoon-shaped. Labellum 3-lobed, glabrous, side lobes erect, with orange blotches and purple streaks, midlobe often purplish at tip.

Qld, NSW & Vic.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Orchidaceae
genus        Sarcochilus R.Br.