Corymborkis veratrifolia

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Family Orchidaceae

Taxonomy: Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume

Synonyms: 42 (APC 2026-07-30)

Arundina tahitensis Nadeaud (taxonomic synonym)
Chloidia confusa Ames (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis angusta Ridl. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis batjanica J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis brevistylis Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis confusa (Ames) Schltr. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis disticha (Breda) Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis exaltata Schltr. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis lauterbachii Schltr. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis ledermannii Schltr. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis longiflora Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis minor Schltr. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis rhytidocarpa Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis sakisimensis (Fukuy.) Masam. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis subdensa Schltr. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis trukensis Tuyama (taxonomic synonym)
Corymbis veratrifolia Rchb.f. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborchis angustissima J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborchis parviflora J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborchis ruttenii J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborchis tropidiifolia J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborchis veratrifolia Blume (orthographic variant)
Corymborkis angustissima J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis assamica Blume (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis batjanica (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis brevistylis (Hook.f.) Holttum (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis confusa (Ames) Ames (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis ledermannii (Schltr.) Fukuy. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis longiflora (Hook.f.) Burkill (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis parviflora J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis rhytidocarpa (Hook.f.) Holttum (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis ruttenii J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis sakisimensis Fukuy. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis subdensa (Schltr.) Fukuy. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis tropidiiflora Dockrill (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis tropidiifolia J.J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis trukensis (Tuyama) Fukuy. (taxonomic synonym)
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume var. veratrifolia (nomenclatural synonym)
Hysteria veratrifolia Blume (taxonomic synonym)
Hysteria veratrifolia Reinw. (nomenclatural synonym)
Macrostylis disticha Breda (taxonomic synonym)
Rhynchanthera paniculata Blume (taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Corymbis thouarsii Rchb.f. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): ChI, Qld

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), Metcalfe_2009 (18), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (12). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 39 traits from 49 records in 7 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): green (1); white_cream (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
flower_diameter (numerical): 2.25 cm (2-2.5 cm) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 19200 mm2 (19200-19200 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
leaf_length (numerical): 250 mm (200-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 85 mm (70-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): plicate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): cam (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2009; Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Metcalfe_2009	18	18	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
eFLOWER_Dun_2022	9	12	L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
ABRS_2023	7	9	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.