''Basiphyllaea corallicola'' is a species of orchid native to

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/ref>Flora of North America v 26 p 607, ''Basiphyllaea corallicola'' (Small) Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 7: 1. 1924.
/ref>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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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
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15495937 Bletiinae Orchids of Florida Orchids of Haiti Orchids of Puerto Rico Flora of the Bahamas Flora of Cuba Flora of the Dominican Republic Plants described in 1910 Flora without expected TNC conservation status