Sarcochilus argochilus, commonly known as the northern lawyer orchid,[1] is a small epiphytic orchid endemic to Queensland. It has up to eight thin leaves and up to twelve small bright green to yellowish green flowers with a white labellum.
Sarcochilus argochilus is a small epiphytic herb with sparsely branched stems NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long with between two and eight leaves. The leaves are dark green, thin but rigid, oblong, NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long and NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 wide. Between two and twelve bright green to yellowish green flowers NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long and NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 wide are arranged on a flowering stem NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long. The sepal are NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long and NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 wide whilst the petals are shorter and narrower. The labellum is white, NaNsigfig=1NaNsigfig=1 long and NaNsigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 wide with a few reddish brown markings. The labellum has three lobes, the side lobes erect and the middle lobe with a short tooth. Flowering occurs between June and December.[2]
Sarcochilus argochilus was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and Mark Clements and the description was published in Australian Orchid Review from a specimen collected in the Eungella National Park.[3]
The northern lawyer orchid grows on trees and vines in rainforest and other humid places. It is found in Queensland between the Mount Lewis National Park and Toowoomba.