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| Helmet Orchids Orchids with dorsal sepal shorter than labellum and lateral tepals very short or hidden. Leaves oval. |
Forest spider orchids Prominently long lateral tepals, dorsal sepal longer then the labellum, narrow, tapering to a point, sometimes very long. Leaves quite variable between species but not trilobed |
Trilobus group Leaves pominently 3-lobed, sometimes broader than long; dorsal sepal wide, blunt, sometimes notched. |
Wet place spider orchids Spider orchids of stream banks, seepages and waterfall spray. Flower always above the leaf, dorsal sepal long, narrow; labellum broadly triangular with a pointed lower edge, often curled uder. |
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