Cryptostylis ovata

(Cryptostylis ovata)

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Description

Cryptostylis ovata, commonly known as the slipper orchid or western tongue orchid,is an orchid endemic to Western Australia. It is a common, summer flowering species with dark green leaves with a white central vein and up to fifteen pale greenish flowers with a brownish red labellum with a network of darker veins.

Taxonomic tree:

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