Dipodium punctatum (Sm.) R.Br.
Frost-tender, leafless, saprophytic, terrestrial orchid with reddish, usually spotted stems, to 90cm high, and terminal racemes of up to fifty, pink to dark mauve flowers, spotted white, in summer. [RHSD, Jones, FNSW, Beadle].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘A most curious, leafless, terrestrial Orchidaceous plant, with thick fleshy fibrous roots, and purple spotted flowers; for which I have to thiank the inexhaustible collection of the Messrs. Loddiges.
Dr. Robert Brown found it both in New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land; but it would appear to be rare in the latter island, as Mr. Gunn has sent very little of it home in his rich collections, of which it forms No. 127. Mr. Allan Cunningham met with it in sandy forest ground in the colony of Port Jackson, and beyond the Blue Mountains, flowering in December.’ [BR f.1980/1837].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [O.30/1850].
Notes
Dipodium hamiltonianum F.M.Bailey is a form, synonym Dipodium punctatum var. hamiltonianum (Bailey) F.M.Bailey.
Published Jan 26, 2010 - 12:54 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 01:10 PM
Dipodium punctatum (Sm.) R.Br. | BR f.1980/1837 | BHL
| Family | Orchidaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Eastern and southern Australia |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Blotched hyacinth orchid |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Dipodium punctatum |
| Confidence level | high |