Identification of an orchid

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Identification of an orchid

Question
Hi!
I was wondering if you could give me ID on this plant:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Unknown_orchid.jpg
It was found growing wild in East Gippsland, Victoria Australia. Would very much appreciate any identification.
THanks!

Peter

Answer
I can't be certain of the species. It might help to have a picture of the vegetative part of the plant, height of the flower spike, whether it is branching or not, etc. There are several species of the Genus Dipodium, referred to as the Hyacinth Orchid that have similar flowers. The species Dipodium punctatum is native to eastern Australia and has a leafless stem up to 1.5 m high, carrying a raceme of up to 60 flowers that are 1-3.1 cm across.

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