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Glossodia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Diurideae

Postal code
  
2756

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Orchidoideae

Subtribe
  
Caladeniinae

Federal division
  
Division of Macquarie

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Glossodia is a genus of mostly purple orchids from Australia. In spring vast numbers of Glossodia major flower on uncleared land.

Contents

Map of Glossodia NSW 2756, Australia

There are only two recognised species:

  • Glossodia major R.Br. - waxlip orchid, native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
  • Glossodia minor R.Br. - small waxlip orchid, native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

    • Cultivation

    Glossodia are difficult to maintain in cultivation. Growing from seed in vitro has yielded very poor results, and plants taken from the wild usually last only a few years. This may be due to the plants' complete reliance on a symbiotic fungus for nutrition. These orchids form no roots and obtain nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi. A reasonably successful solution to this has been to grow new plants in the same pot each year. This usually requires hand pollination, but it can result in a better yield.

    References

    Glossodia Wikipedia
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