Gastrodia sesamoides Petrie 1893 Photo courtesy of Cathy Powers and her AUSTRALIAN TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS OTHER FLORA & FAUNA BANJORAH Website

Flower Closeup

Inflorescence Photos courtesy of Colin Rowan and his Orchid Website

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Common Name The Sesame-Like Gastrodia - The Cinnamon-Bulb Potato Orchid

Flower Size 3/4" [2 cm]

Found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria Australia at elevations of 30 to 1100 meters occuring in moist situations in sclerophyll forest and woodland - often found in heavy leaf litter as large sized, cool to cold growing saprophytic terrestrial with a recumbent carrot-like tuber giving rise to an erect, brown stem that blooms in the spring and summer on an erect, 4' [120 cm]long, few to many [3 to 20] flowered inflorescence with nodding, cinnamon scented flowers

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Australia Riley & Banks 2002;