Small tongue orchid

(Cryptostylis leptochila)

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Description

Cryptostylis leptochila is a species belonging to the family of orchids (Orchidaceae), which exist in the east and southeast of Australia. Perennial glabrous terrestrial plants; without tubers, with longfleshy glabrous roots; inflorescence racemosa, with flowers that measure more than fifteen millimeters and do not resupinam, of little showy colors, with sepalsand reduced, similar but slightly different petals, the petals smaller; and fixed and immobile lip, much larger than the other segments; short column and nicknamed four pollinias .

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Cryptostylis
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