Purple Donkey Orchid at suppressed
Identification history
| Diuris punctata | 22 Jul 2016 | TonyWood | ||
| Diuris dendrobioides | 20 Jul 2016 | RobSpeirs |
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7 comments
TonyWood
wrote:
21 Jul 2016
Not sure about this one. The general appearance, pale colour, relative lack of markings on the flowers, yellowish base to the callus and early flowering time (mid-Oct) suggests to me that this could be D. punctata rather than D. dendrobioides. What do others think?
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
22 Jul 2016
Hi Tony.
As a means of comparison, I have a Diuris dendrobioides sighting at nearby Tuggeranong Hill, with a good photo, for 30 October, see
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/27564
As a means of comparison, I have a Diuris dendrobioides sighting at nearby Tuggeranong Hill, with a good photo, for 30 October, see
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/27564
TonyWood
wrote:
22 Jul 2016
Thanks for the comment Michael. I have seen the ones at Tuggeranong Hill. The photo posted here looks a bit different, eg the lateral sepals are not so long or slender, maybe just a bit past its best, although 15 Oct still seems a very early flowering time.
AaronClausen
wrote:
22 Jul 2016
I'm struggling with it Tony, I think it looks a bit more like this one than D. dendrobiodes: http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/26808
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
22 Jul 2016
Good comparison Aaron. It does look very similar and the dates are very close.
TonyWood
wrote:
22 Jul 2016
I have confirmed this as D. punctata after discussing with Jean Egan, based on the shape, colour of the labellum and early flowering date. If so, it is a great find as previously only known in the ACT from a small population on Mt Ainslie.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- RobSpeirs Recorded by
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Collections
RobSpeirs Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diuris punctata Orchids Plants
Additional information
- True In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Diuris punctata Scientific name
- Purple Donkey Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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Synonyms
Diuris punctata
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