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Sarcochilus falcatus information


Orange blossom orchid
In Dorrigo National Park
Conservation status
Sarcochilus falcatus
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Sarcochilus
Species:
S. falcatus
Binomial name
Sarcochilus falcatus
R.Br.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Thrixspermum falcatum (R.Br.) Rchb.f.
  • Sarcochilus montanus Fitzg.
  • Sarcochilus falcatus var. montanus (Fitzg.) C.Moore & Betche
  • Sarcochilus niveus D.L.Jones & D.P.Banks[2]
Whole plant

Sarcochilus falcatus, commonly known as the orange blossom orchid,[3] is a small epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has up to eight, leathery leaves with fine teeth on the edges and up to twelve white to cream-coloured flowers with a white labellum that has orange and purple markings.

  1. ^ a b "Sarcochilus falcatus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(2): 11 (2019)
  3. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 4489. ISBN 1877069124.

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