Dipodium R.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Dipodium
Name and Authority
Common Name
Hyacinth Orchid
Originally Described by
Robert Brown in Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 330 (1810)
Flowering Months
Jan Feb · · · · · · · · · Dec
Description
Dipodium species have diverse growth forms ranging from leafy epiphytes to leafless geophytes that obtain nutrition through specialized mycorrhizal fungi. The Kimberley species are all leafless saprophytic, wet season growing geophytes that are only visible when the flowering stems appear.
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