Genoplesium nigricans (Genoplesium nigricans)
Description
Genoplesium nigricans, commonly known as mallee midge orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to a Australia. It is a terrestrial herb with a single leaf mostly surrounding the stem, and up to 50 tiny, greenish flowers with a deep maroon-coloured labellum and often have a fruity fragrance. Australian authorities use the name Corunastylis tepperi, a widespread species which has been confused with Corunastylis nigricans, a species with purplish brown flowers and which only occurs on Kangaroo Island and the Eyre Peninsula.Genoplesium nigricans is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herb. A single long leaf surrounds the stem from the base of the plant to the lowest of the flowers. The leaf is 80�250 mm 3�10 in long and 1�2 mm 0.04�0.08 in wide
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Genoplesium
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