Dipodium pulchellum
| Dipodium pulchellum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Genus: | Dipodium |
| Species: | D. pulchellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipodium pulchellum D.L. Jones & M.L.Clem [1][2] | |
Dipodium pulchellum is a leafless mycoheterotrophic orchid that is endemic to north-east New South Wales and south-east Queensland in Australia.
Description
For most of the year, plants are dormant and have no above-ground presence. Below the ground lie fleshy roots. Flower spikes between 27 and 90 cm in height appear in summer.[3] These racemose inflorescences have 5 to 40 pink flowers with darker blotches. The sepals and petals are more or less straight and the labellum is dark-reddish pink with mauve hairs.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was formally described in 1987 by Australian botanists David Lloyd Jones and Mark Clements. The type specimen was collected in the Tallebudgera Range in Queensland.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Dipodium pulchellum occurs in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales near Wardell, Grevillia and Tia Falls.[4]
Ecology
Pollination of this species, as for all species in the genus, is by native bees and wasps.[3]
Cultivation
No leafless species of Dipodium has been sustained in cultivation due to the inability to replicate its association with mycorrhizal fungi in a horticultural context..[3]
References
- 1 2 "'Dipodium pulchellum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.'". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Dipodium pulchellum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.". The Plant List version 1.1. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia, including the island territories. Australia: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781877069123.
- 1 2 Weston, P.H. "Dipodium pulchellum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links
Data related to Dipodium pulchellum at Wikispecies