The last one! Cryptostylis leptochila
 

The last summer orchid on its last flower, a Cryptostylis leptochila
labellum close-up. I saw a few of these on their last flower today (they
flower in sequence, bottom up, 1-3 flowers at a time).

Its the end of the summer orchids and may the autumn orchids start soon.

--
http://rnr.id.au
"the present is only the past in the future"

The last one! Cryptostylis leptochila
 

OK, so where are the flower parts on this one? The column, sepals/petals are
at the forked tip of the colored spotted tongue? so the tongue is some sort
of a bract?

K Barrett

"AusDigi" wrote in message
...
The last summer orchid on its last flower, a Cryptostylis leptochila
labellum close-up. I saw a few of these on their last flower today (they
flower in sequence, bottom up, 1-3 flowers at a time).

Its the end of the summer orchids and may the autumn orchids start soon.

--
http://rnr.id.au
"the present is only the past in the future"

The last one! Cryptostylis leptochila
 

Its a bit different to your typical orchid. The flower is upside-down and
dominated by the labellum (which takes up most of my photo). The sepals and
petals are relatively insignificant, green and thin. The dorsal sepal is the
green thing extending from the centre of the flower out the bottom of the
photo (being an upside-down flower, calling that a dorsal sepal is somewhat
of a misnomer).

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
OK, so where are the flower parts on this one? The column, sepals/petals
are
at the forked tip of the colored spotted tongue? so the tongue is some
sort
of a bract?

The last one! Cryptostylis leptochila
 

Thanks Reiner! Very cool photo of a very cool orchid, as usual!

K
"AusDigi" wrote in message
...
Its a bit different to your typical orchid. The flower is upside-down and
dominated by the labellum (which takes up most of my photo). The sepals
and
petals are relatively insignificant, green and thin. The dorsal sepal is
the
green thing extending from the centre of the flower out the bottom of the
photo (being an upside-down flower, calling that a dorsal sepal is
somewhat
of a misnomer).

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
OK, so where are the flower parts on this one? The column, sepals/petals
are
at the forked tip of the colored spotted tongue? so the tongue is some
sort
of a bract?

The last one! Cryptostylis leptochila
 

Neat flower, Reiner!

Diana

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks Reiner! Very cool photo of a very cool orchid, as usual!

K
"AusDigi" wrote in message
...
Its a bit different to your typical orchid. The flower is upside-down and
dominated by the labellum (which takes up most of my photo). The sepals
and
petals are relatively insignificant, green and thin. The dorsal sepal is
the
green thing extending from the centre of the flower out the bottom of the
photo (being an upside-down flower, calling that a dorsal sepal is
somewhat
of a misnomer).

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
OK, so where are the flower parts on this one? The column, sepals/petals
are
at the forked tip of the colored spotted tongue? so the tongue is some
sort
of a bract?

The last one! Cryptostylis leptochila
 

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"AusDigi" wrote:

The last summer orchid on its last flower, a Cryptostylis leptochila
labellum close-up. I saw a few of these on their last flower today (they
flower in sequence, bottom up, 1-3 flowers at a time).

Its the end of the summer orchids and may the autumn orchids start soon.

clearly trying to attract caterpillars...

--j_a