Gastrodia entomogama D.L. Jones
Gastrodia entomogama was described by Jones (1991) and is an endemic species to Australia occurring in the southeastern states, New South Wales, Victoria and in Tasmania (POWO 2021). It is a widely distributed species that mainly grows in mountainous areas. Flowering is stimulated by summer fires but G. entomogama is not dependent on those fires. It has often been confused with G. sesamoides or G. procera (Carr 1991) but is today accepted as a distinct species by WCSP (2021). G. entomogama is a robust species and has a large rhizome, taller, thicker inflorescences which support many more flowers. The flowers themselves are larger, open more widely and have a much stronger fragrance than the two before mentioned similar species. The epitethon refers to the pollination strategy, as the flowers are insect-pollinated in contrast to G. sesamoides which is autogamous.
Amendment: Sinced 2022 (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au.) this name has been synonymizes with Gastrodia procera. (POWO 2023)