| Cinnamon bells | |
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| Gastrodia sesamoides in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Gastrodieae |
| Genus: | Gastrodia |
| Species: | G. sesamoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastrodia sesamoides | |
Gastrodia sesamoides, commonly known as cinnamon bells or common potato orchid in Australia[2] and as the pot-bellied orchid or cinnamon sticks in New Zealand,[3] is a leafless, terrestrial saprophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has a thin, fleshy brown flowering stem and up to twenty five drooping, brownish, self-pollinating flowers that are white inside. Growing in a wide range of habitats, it is native to Australia and New Zealand.
- ^ "Gastrodia sesamoides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 371. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ "Gastrodia sesamoides". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 10 November 2018.