Hymenochilus muticus

Midget Greenhood at Tennent, ACT

Hymenochilus muticus at Tennent, ACT - 19 Oct 2019
Hymenochilus muticus at Tennent, ACT - 19 Oct 2019
Hymenochilus muticus at Tennent, ACT - 19 Oct 2019
Hymenochilus muticus at Tennent, ACT - 19 Oct 2019
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Identification history

Hymenochilus muticus 28 Oct 2019 TobiasHayashi
Hymenochilus bicolor 19 Oct 2019 MattM

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I thought muticus based on habitat. Jean is convinced it is bicolor. It looks like bicolor.

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TobiasHayashi wrote:
   26 Oct 2019
Hmm I would have thought surely muticus? Looks like muticus to me. Did Jean say why she thought it was bicolor?
MattM wrote:
   26 Oct 2019
She says the dots aren't green enough, and they should be more similar to the colour of the rest of the plant.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   26 Oct 2019
The dots being the labellum appendage? My understanding is that the labellum appendage in muticus can be variable from quite pale to dark green but that in bicolor it is always jet black.
MattM wrote:
   26 Oct 2019
Comparing this to the recently confirmed sighting, Orchid Hymenochilus bicolor (Black-tip greenhood) on 20 Oct 2019 , I would say the labellums are at least a completely different shape.

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  • 30 Abundance
  • 19 Oct 2019 04:34 PM Recorded on
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