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Calanthe australasica D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Common Christmas Orchid
These plants grow on the east coast of Australia.

	Calanthe australasica	Calanthe australasica

	Description:Flower	Description:Plant on rainforest floor
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: Withheld	GPS coordinates: Withheld
	Date:21 November 2009	Date:21 November 2009
	Field No.:U939	Field No.:U939

	Calanthe australasica	Calanthe australasica

	Description:Flower	Description:Flower spike
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: Withheld	GPS coordinates: Withheld
	Date:5 January 2014	Date:5 January 2014
	Field No.:2332	Field No.:2332

	Calanthe australasica	Calanthe australasica

	Description:Leaves	Description:Plant on rainforest floor
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: Withheld	GPS coordinates: Withheld
	Date:21 November 2009	Date:21 November 2009
	Field No.:U939	Field No.:U939

References (accessed 10 December 2017):

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (2006), Fourteen new taxa of Orchidaceae from northern and eastern Australia and two new combinations from New Guinea. Australian Orchid Research 5: 8

Jones D.L., (2006) A complete guide to the Native Orchids of Australia including the the Island Territories:353

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