Peristeranthus hillii (F.Muell.) T.E.Hunt

Peristeranthus hillii, commonly known as the beetle orchid or brown fairy-chain orchid is the only species in the genus Peristeranthus from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with more or less pendulous stems, between three and ten widely spaced, leathery leaves and a large number of pale green, often spotted flowers. It mainly grows on tree trunks and thick vines in rainforest and is found between the Bloomfield River in Queensland and Port Macquarie in New South Wales.

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Peristeranthus hillii is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with one or two shoots and more or less pendulous stems 30–250 millimetres (1.2–9.8 in) long. Each stem has between three and ten narrow oblong leaves 150–250 millimetres (5.9–9.8 in) long and 15–40 millimetres (0.59–1.6 in) wide. The leaves have many parallel veins, a drooping tip and are often twisted. Between twenty five and seventy five pale green flowers often with crimson markings, 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) long and 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) wide are borne on pendulous flowering stems 150–250 millimetres (5.9–9.8 in) long. The sepals and petals spread widely apart from each other and are about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide. The labellum is yellow with red spots, about 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) long, 3 millimetres (0.12 in) wide with three lobes. The side lobes are triangular and the middle lobe has a hollow, tapered spur. Flowering occurs from September to October.

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