Recorded distribution
Plant
To 25mm tall. Leaves, sessile, cupped to begin with. Approx 12 x 11mm, oval-orbicular, concave at the ovary, minutely apiculate, green on top, pearly beneath with inset maroon glands dotted around the margin.
Flowers
Ovary sitting on the leaf. Dorsal sepal x, 5mm at centre, narrow and concave at the base, curling convexly over the labellum. Labellum deep maroon with an irregular chevron towards the tip, narrow and deep, Laterals sepals to 30mm long, upright.
Flowering
September - October.
Habitat
Damp sea cliffs, the Manukau harbour.
Conservation
Threatened - Nationally Critical.
Notes
Part of C. papa group of species. Voucher specimen (AK251833; Kaitarakihi)
Key features
Ovary on the leaf, narrow dark maroon labellum face.
