Dipodium stenocheilum
| Dipodium stenocheilum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Flower of a plant at Charles Darwin National Park, Northern Territory | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Genus: | Dipodium |
| Species: | D. stenocheilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipodium stenocheilum O.Schwarz[1][2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Dipodium punctatum var. stenocheilum (O.Schwarz) Rupp | |
Dipodium stenocheilum, commonly known as tropical hyacinth-orchid,[3] is a leafless mycoheterotroph orchid that is endemic to northern 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 40 and 120 cm in height appear between November and March.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was formally described in 1927.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Dipodium stenocheilum occurs in the northern parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[4][5]
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 successfully maintained in cultivation due to the inability to replicate the association with mycorrhizal fungi in a horticultural context.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Dipodium stenocheilum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Dipodium stenocheilum O.Schwarz". The Plant List version 1.1. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia, including the island territories. Australia: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781877069123.
- ↑ "Dipodium stenocheilum O.Schwarz - Occurrence records mapwork=Atlas of Living Australia". Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Dipodium stenocheilum O.Schwarz". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
External links
Media related to Dipodium stenocheilum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Dipodium stenocheilum at Wikispecies