Sarcochilus australis

Butterfly orchid
Illustration from Hooker's Flora Antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Sarcochilus
Species:
S. australis
Binomial name
Sarcochilus australis
Synonyms
  • Gunnia australis Lindl.
  • Gunnia picta Lindl.
  • Sarcochilus barklyanus F.Muell.
  • Sarcochilus gunnii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Sarcochilus pictus (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Thrixspermum australe (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Thrixspermum australis Ross orth. var.
  • Thrixspermum pictum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Thrixspermum pictus M.A.Clem. orth. var.

Sarcochilus australis, commonly known as butterfly orchid or Gunn's tree orchid, is a small epiphytic orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has up to ten oblong, dark green leaves and up to fourteen small green to yellowish or brownish flowers with a mostly white labellum.

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