Table 4 
Main Features for Identification 
Species 
Leaf 
Flower habit 
Labellum 
Cory has 
aconitifloTus 
Heart shaped; 
reticulate venation; 
purple underside 
Stalked, carried 
quite high above 
the leaf; appears 
nodding. 
Tubular, the opening 
concealed by the dor- 
sal sepal; opening 
with sharply reflexed 
margins, minutely 
ciliate; tube 
prominently spurred. 
Cory has 
diemenicus 
Oval-lobed; 
reticulate veins; 
frosty-white 
underside; may be 
rather large 
(to 3-5 cm) 
Sessile, very squat 
on the leaf. 
Reflexed about the 
middle; posterior pari 
tubular and equal in 
length to the anterior 
lamina; lamina mar- 
gins denticulate, in- 
turned for their 
whole length. 
Cory has 
dilatatus 
As for C. diemenicus 
but usually smaller 
(to 2 cm) and 
frequently 
mucronate. 
Sessile, but carried 
erect above the 
leaf; very open 
appearance. 
Very sharply reflexed 
about the middle; 
tubular part longer 
than the lamina; 
lamina with spread- 
ing, coarsely dentate 
margins. 
Cory has 
fimbriatus 
As for C. diemenicus 
Sessile and squat 
on the leaf, often 
tilted backwards. 
Reflexed about the 
middle; tubular part 
shorter than the 
lamina; lamina mar- 
gins deeply fimbriate 
and inturned only 
near the tip of the 
lamina. 
Cory has 
unguiculatus 
Heart shaped; 
three nerved, 
prominent on 
underside; purple- 
grey below. 
Stalked, carried 
quite high above 
the leaf; nodding 
appearance. 
Labellum almost 
wholly tubular with a 
small opening which 
is not concealed by 
the dorsal sepal; the 
opening has extrem- 
ely minutely denti- 
culate margins; 
several rows of stick- 
like glands along the 
centre of the label- 
lum, almost to its tip. 
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