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Dipodium punctatum ( Hyacinth Orchid or Christmas Orchid ) is a native orchid of Australia.

[edit] Specifications

• name = Hyacinth Orchid
• regnum = Plantae
• divisio = Magnoliophyta
• classis = Liliopsida
• ordo = Asparagales
• familia = Orchidaceae
• subfamilia = Higher Epidendroideae
• tribus = Cymbidieae
• subtribus = Cyrtopodiinae
• alliance = Dipodium
• genus = Dipodium
• species = D. punctatum
• binomial = Dipodium punctatum
• binomial_authority = ( Sm.) R.Br.
• synonyms =
• Dendrobium punctatum Sm.
• Wailesia punctata (Sm.) G.Nicholson

[edit] Background

D. punctatum is a brown stemmed, leafless narrow perennial plant that grows to height of 0.75 m .This species is terrestrial, favouring protected shady positions in dry forests or woodlands as it is drought and frost tender. The summer flowers are about 5 cm across with Hyacinth-like pink and dense purple-red spotting on segments. This Orchid is common along the coast and Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, also Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

Similar species include D. variegatum, D. pulchellum, D. hamiltonianum and D. roseum.

[edit] References

• Dipodium punctatum Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
• Dipodium punctatum ABC