Photo of Plantae: Mosquito Orchid (species: Acianthus exsertus)

Mosquito Orchid (Acianthus exsertus), D'Aguilar National Park

© Vanessa Ryan

The flowers are quite small - about a cm long. A. excertus looks very similar to A. fornicatus (which we also saw), but to me, the main difference, which is clearly visible here, is that the dorsal sepal of A. excertus stands away from the column, while in A. fornicatus, it covers it.

Photo taken on 20 May 2012