Orchidaceae
Butterfly orchid
Sarcochilus australis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Sarcochilus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Butterfly orchid, Gunn's tree orchid
Synonyms
- Gunnia australis Lindl.
- Gunnia picta Lindl.
- Micropera parviflora Heynh.
- Sarcochilus barklyanus F.Muell.
- Sarcochilus gunnii F.Muell.
- Sarcochilus pictus (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Thrixspermum australe Rchb.f.
- Thrixspermum australe (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Thrixspermum pictum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Photos
Photo: Doug Ford from Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Doug Ford from Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Doug Ford from Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.