ON THIS PLANT
Chiloglottis formicifera, commonly known as the common ant orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has two broad leaves and a single narrow, greenish or reddish flower with a black, ant-like callus covering most of the upper surface of the labellum. There is a single record of this species from New Zealand.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Chiloglottis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Common ant orchid
