Lyperanthus suaveolens
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| Brown beaks | |
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| Lyperanthus suaveolens growing in Boonoo Boonoo National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Lyperanthus |
| Species: | L. suaveolens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyperanthus suaveolens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Lyperanthus suaveolens, commonly called brown beaks,[2] is a species of orchid that is endemic to the eastern states of Australia.
Lyperanthus suaveolens is a tuberous, perennial herb, 18–44 cm (7–20 in) high with 2 to 8 yellowish brown, brown or dark reddish brown flowers, about 3 cm (1 in) wide, from August to November. The flowers are sometimes fragrant in warm weather. The single leaf is linear to lance-shaped, 12–26 cm (5–10 in) long and up to 1.2 cm (0.5 in) wide, leathery with a dark upper and pale lower surface.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
The species was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[4][5] The specific epithet (suaveolens) is derived from the Latin suaveolens meaning "sweet-smelling".[6]