Bird Orchids


Chiloglottis cornuta A common species found in well lit native forests, scrub and pine plantations throughout NZ. Key features: pair of broad green leaves and large flower, a few large bead like, shiny calli on labellum.		Chiloglottis valida A vagrant from Australia. Found at a few scattered locations in scrub and plantation from Taupo to Queenstown. Key Features: dark flower with broad petals and few tall callii.		Chiloglottis trapeziformis A vagrant from Australia. One colony found under exotic pines near Levin in 2001. Key features: flower tinged maroon; mass of large, dark maroon calli on the midlobe.		Chiloglottis formicifera A vagrant from Australia. The only NZ specimens were found near Kaitaia from 1900 to 1903. Key features: labellum appearing to hold a wasp

Caleana minor An Australian vagrant. Only one small colony currently known at Rotorua. Labellum is touch sensitive, and flips down when an insect alights upon it. Key features: very distinct duck-like flower shape.