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Dipodium
Dipodium, commonly known as hyacinth orchids, is a genus of about forty species of orchids native to tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of south-east Asia, New Guinea, the Pacific Islands and Australia. It includes both terrestrial and climbing species, some with leaves and some leafless, but all with large, often colourful flowers on tall flowering stems. It is the only genus of its alliance, Dipodium.
Hyacinth orchids are found in Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Guinea and Australia where eleven species are endemic. They occur in a range of habitats from coastal lowlands to ranges and tablelands.
An infusion of the leaves of Dipodium pandanum is traditionally drunk in Bougainville to help relieve respiratory infections.
Dipodium ambiguum · Purple hyacinth orchid · Dipodium bicallosum · Dipodium brevilabium · Bell-flower hyacinth orchid · Dipodium conduplicatum · Dipodium elegans · Dipodium elegantulum · Leafy hyacinth orchid · Dipodium fevrellii · Dipodium fragrans · Palau Hyacinth Orchid
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