Summary ⁵

Cryptostylis subulata, known as the large tongue orchid grows in south eastern Australia. It was given its current name by H.G. Reichenbach in 1871, originally described by Labillardiere as Malaxis subulata in 1806 from Tasmania. The specific epithet subulata refers to the duck like shape of the flower's labellum. Sometimes this plant is known as the duck orchid, but this may cause confusion with the flying duck orchid.

Habitat ⁶

Lowland. Amongst sedges, Manuka and ferns in seasonally wet and low-lying areas of peat bogs

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bill Higham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/22691568@N04/6996186617/
2. (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter
3. (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reiner Richter
4. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
5. Adapted by tangatawhenua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptostylis_subulata
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More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• NZ native orchid key
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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