| Hyacinth orchids | |
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| Dipodium punctatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Subtribe: | Eulophiinae |
| Genus: | Dipodium R.Br.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dipodium punctatum[1] | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Dipodium, commonly known as hyacinth orchids,[3] 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.
- ^ a b "Dipodium". APNI. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Dipodium R.Br". Plant of the World Online. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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