Basiphyllaea corallicola is a species of orchid native to Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of North America v 26 p 607, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 7: 1. 1924. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.McCartney, C. 1992. Stalking the elusive Basiphyllaea corallicola. Part 2. Florida Orchidist 34: 195–211.
Basiphyllaea corallicola is a terrestrial herb up to 40 cm tall, with underground tubers. Leaves are narrowly linear to elliptic, up to 25 cm long. Flowers are borne in a scape of up to 10 nodding flowers, each yellow-green with a white lip.
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External links Biota of North America Program, county distribution map, Basiphyllaea corallicola USDA plants profile, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Carter's Orchid, Basiphyllaea corallicola Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Online, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid