Corybas vitreus

Corybas vitreus is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand, and first described in 2016 by Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach.[2][1]

Corybas vitreus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Acianthinae
Genus: Corybas
Species:
C. vitreus
Binomial name
Corybas vitreus

Description

C. vitreus is a terrestrial, seasonal orchid, with solitary heart-shaped leaves having entire margins. The flowers, too, are solitary and their central part is mostly translucent. It has a height of 14 to 30 mm when flowering. It is very like C. walliae but differs in having a translucent labellum lamina with a dark maroon to purple band along the lateral margin. It differs from C. trilobus by having a broadly ovate flower.[2] It flowers September to October and fruits from November to early January.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to New Zealand and found on both the North (in the south) and South Islands at altitudes of from 600 to 1300 m, in beech and Kunzea forests growing in the leaf litter.[2]

Conservation status

It is deemed to be "Not Threatened".[2]

References
  1. "Corybas vitreus Lehnebach | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  2. de Lange, Peter J. "Corybas vitreus". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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