Gastrodia sesamoides R.Brown

in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 330 (1810).

Répartition

Afrique du Sud, Australie, Nouvelle Zélande, Tasmanie.

Australie : New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.

Floraison : JF______SOND. Altitude de 5 à 1000 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre. Taille de 30 à 90 cm. Feuilles absentes. Fleurs de 6 à 75, à périanthe en tube, blanches, brunes. Labelle trilobé, de 0-12 × 0-5 mm.

Commentaires

Introduite en Afrique du Sud en 1944.

Bibliographie

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Gary Backhouse. Bush beauties, the wild orchids of Victoria, Australia. Gary Backhouse. 2019. Page 190. Photo.

Graeme Jane & al. A pocket guide to the New Zealand native orchids. New Zealand Native Orchid Group, Wellington. 2021. Page 73. Photo.