Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Sarcochilus (Orchidaceae) 4a:131  
Sarcochilus australis (Gunn's Tree Orchid) is a Tasmania's only epiphytic orchid. It is a rare species found in wet sclerophyll forests near the the east and north coasts. It has several flat leaves up to 80 mm long that are attached to a stem that clasps the trunk of its host. The flowers yellow green with conspicuous white labella.
 

 
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