Dipodium punctatum
Blotched hyacinth orchid | |
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Dipodium punctatum in Bournda National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dipodium |
Species: | D. punctatum
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Binomial name | |
Dipodium punctatum | |
Synonyms | |
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Dipodium punctatum, commonly known as the blotched hyacinth-orchid, Dipodium punctatum is a leafless, Description
This orchid is often confused with D. roseum but has a narrower band of labellum hairs, darker blotches and less recurved sepals and petals.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
This orchid was first formally described in 1804 by English botanist
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) records this species as a synonym of Dipodium squamatum.[8]
Distribution and habitat
The blotched hyacinth orchid is common in woodland and forest along the coast and ranges of
Dipodium punctatum does not occur in Tasmania. Plants in that state previously classified as D. punctatum are currently referred to D. roseum, which was described in 1991.[10][11]
In South Australia, D. punctatum is listed as endangered. Populations currently included within D. roseum and D. campanulatum were originally part of a wider circumscription of D. punctatum in South Australia.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Dipodium punctatum". APNI. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ a b Weston, Peter H. "Dipodium punctatum". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Jeanes, Jeff. "Dipodium punctatum". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Dendrobium punctatum". APNI. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Dieman. London. p. 331. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 742.
- ^ "Dipodium punctatum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Dipodium punctatum". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Baker M.L.; de Salas, M.F. "A Census of The Vascular Plants of Tasmania - 2012 edition" (PDF). Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts.
- ^ Jones, David L. (1998). "Contributions to Tasmanian Orchidology". Australian Orchid Research. 3: 206.
- ^ "Census of South Australian Vascular Plants Edition 5.00" (PDF). Botanic Gardens of Adelaide & State Herbarium. 2005. p. 197.
- Dipodium punctatum Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
- Dipodium punctatum ABC
External links
- Media related to Dipodium punctatum at Wikimedia Commons
- Herbarium specimen of Dendrobium punctatum (The Linnean Society of London)
- Youtube video of D. punctatum