Chiloglottis reflexa

Short-clubbed wasp orchid
Chiloglottis reflexa near Steiglitz
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Chiloglottis
Species:
C. reflexa
Binomial name
Chiloglottis reflexa
Synonyms
  • Acianthus bifolius R.Br. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Arethusa reflexa (Labill.) Sw.
  • Chiloglottis sp. 1
  • Cyrtostylis reflexa (Labill.) Spreng.
  • Epipactis reflexa Labill.
  • Chiloglottis diphylla auct. non R.Br.: Rodway, L. (1903)
  • Chiloglottis trilabra auct. non Fitzg.: Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998)

Chiloglottis reflexa, commonly known as the short-clubbed wasp orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-eastern Australia. It has two broad leaves and a single greenish-bronze or purplish flower with an ant-like callus covering most of the top of the labellum.

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