Acianthus collinus D.L. Jones 1991 Photo courtesy of Greg and Kerri Steenbeeke and their Orkology Kreations Website

Common Name or Meaning The Montane Acianthus

Flower Size 2" [5cm]

From New South Wales and a small colony in Victoria, Australia, at elevations of 450 to 800 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with a round underground tuber giving rise to an erect, reddish stem carrying a single cordate, round, acute, basally clasping leaf held close to the ground and blooms in the fall on a scapose, 36" [45 cm] long, several successively flowered inflorescence that has bracts and spiraling flowers. Additional tubers can occur at the apex of the stolonoid roots.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Australia Riley & Banks 2002