''Genoplesium cornutum'', known as ''Corunastylis cornuta'' in
Australia
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, is a small terrestrial
orchid endemic to the
Australian Capital Territory and nearby parts of
New South Wales.
It was first formally described in 2008 by
David Jones who gave it the name ''Corunastylis cornuta'' from a specimen collected from the
Black Mountain Reserve and the description was published in ''The Orchadian''.
In 2014
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changed the name to ''Genoplesium cornutum''.
The
specific epithet
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(''cornutum'') is a
Latin word meaning "bearing horns".
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Endemic orchids of Australia
Orchids of the Australian Capital Territory
Orchids of New South Wales
Plants described in 2008
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