Orchidaceae
Purple donkey orchid
Diuris punctata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Diuris
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Common names
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- English
- Purple donkey orchid
Synonyms
- Diuris daltonii (C.Walter) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
- Diuris dendrobioides Fitzg.
- Diuris elongata Sw.
- Diuris lilacina F.Muell. ex Lindl.
- Diuris punctata var. daltonii C.Walter
- Diuris punctata var. punctata
Photos

Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Trex21, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Corymb34 from Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Purple donkey orchid: Diuris punctata [澳洲 Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, Australia]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Diuris_punctata_-%E6%BE%B3%E6%B4%B2_Cranbourne_Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Australia-_%2810900877355%29.jpg/1280px-Diuris_punctata_-%E6%BE%B3%E6%B4%B2_Cranbourne_Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Australia-_%2810900877355%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.