Cryptostylis - Slipper Orchid
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There are around twenty species in Cryptostylis with only one found in Western Australia. This orchid is the only orchid found in Western Australia to have a leaf all year round. Slipper Orchids are also sometimes known as tongue orchids.

Cryptostylis ovata - Slipper Orchid

Cryptostylis ovata - Slipper Orchid - Underside

Cryptostylis ovata - Slipper Orchid Photo of entire plant