Herman Rupp

Australian botanist (1872-1956).

Herman Montague Rucker Rupp (27 December 1872 – 2 September 1956) was an Australian clergyman and botanist who specialised in orchids. He was known throughout his life as Montague Rupp (pronounced "Rupe") and in later life as the "Orchid Man". Rupp was born in Port Fairy, Victoria to Charles Ludwig Hermann Rupp, a Prussian-born Anglican clergyman and Marie Ann Catherine Rupp, a Tasmanian who died two weeks after the birth of Montague. Montague Rupp was educated at Geelong Grammar School as a boarder, where an uncle John Bracebridge Wilson, the naturalist, was headmaster. Charles's parents died

Abbreviations: Rupp
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Australia
Languages: English
Dates: 1872-12-27T00:00:00Z – 1956-09-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Victoria
Direct attributions: 49 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 62 plants, 0 fungi

49 plants attributed, 13 plants contributed to62 plants:

Bulbophyllum evasum (Creeping Brittle Orchid) T.E.Hunt & Rupp 1950
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum evasum, commonly known as creeping brittle orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with creeping brittle rhizomes, small, stubby pseudobulbs and dark green, fleshy leaves. The flowers are small, pink to reddish with dark stripes and yellow tips, clustered on the end of a dark red flowering stem. This orchid grows in rainforest on tree trunks and branches as well as on rocks, in tropical North Queensland.
Aporostylis Rupp & Hatch 1945
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Aporostylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time, only one species is known: Aporostylis bifolia, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands and the Antipodes Islands).
Bulbophyllum gadgarrense (Tangled Rope Orchid) Rupp 1949
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum gadgarrense, commonly known as tangled rope orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid with small pseudobulbs hidden beneath purplish brown bracts, dark green, grooved leaves and small white flowers with orange or yellow tips. It grows on rainforest trees in tropical North Queensland.
Aporostylis bifolia (Odd-leaved Orchid) (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch 1945
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Dendrobium fleckeri (Apricot Cane Orchid) Rupp & C.T.White 1937
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Dendrobium fleckeri, commonly known as the apricot cane orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid endemic to far north Queensland, Australia. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs with two or three dark green leaves and up to four apricot-coloured or yellowish green flowers with tangled white hairs on the edge of the labellum.
Caladenia aurantiaca (Orangetip Fingers) (R.S.Rogers) Rupp 1947
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Caladenia aurantiaca, commonly known as orangetip fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria, although it is also found on one Bass Strait island. It is a slender ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two short-lived, orange-tipped, white flowers on a thin, wiry spike.
Bulbophyllum macphersonii Rupp 1934
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum macphersonii, commonly known as eyelash orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that is endemic to Queensland. It has tiny, crowded, slightly flattened, dark green pseudobulbs, a single thick, fleshy leaf and a single dark red to purplish red flower with a narrow labellum. It grows on trees and rocks in sheltered places.
Rimacola Rupp 1942
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Rimacola elliptica, commonly known as the green rock orchid or green beaks, is the only species of plant in the orchid genus Rimacola and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an evergreen species which grows in clumps in sandstone cracks and has bright green leaves and in late spring, produces arching flower stems with up to eighteen dull greenish flowers with reddish or brown markings. It only grows near Sydney, mainly in the Blue Mountains and near Fitzroy Falls.
Diuris venosa (Veined Doubletail) Rupp 1926
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Diuris venosa, commonly known as the veined doubletail is a species of orchid which is endemic to New South Wales. It has a few thin, erect leaves and up to four white to lilac-coloured flowers with deep red to purple blotches and lines.
Corybas diemenicus (Veined Helmet-orchid) (Lindl.) Rupp 1928
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Corybas diemenicus, commonly known as the stately helmet orchid or veined helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has round or heart-shaped leaf and a reddish purple flower with a central white patch.
Caladenia fitzgeraldii (Fitzgerald's Spider Orchid) Rupp 1942
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Caladenia fitzgeraldii, commonly known as Fitzgerald's spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and usually only one greenish-yellow and red flower.
Thelymitra purpurata (Wallum Sun Orchid) Rupp 1945
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Thelymitra purpurata, commonly called wallum sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has up to ten purplish flowers with long, finger-like glands on the top of the column and flowers earlier in the season than most other thelymitras.
Thelymitra cucullata (Swamp Sun Orchid) Rupp 1946
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Thelymitra cucullata, commonly called the swamp sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single narrow leaf and up to ten small, greenish cream-coloured to white flowers with purple blotches and which quickly droop after they have been fertilised.
Rimacola elliptica (Green Rock Orchid) (R.Br.) Rupp 1942
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Pterostylis longipetala (Curved Greenhood) Rupp 1943
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Pterostylis longipetala, commonly known as curved greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. As with similar greenhoods, the flowering plants differ from those which are not flowering. The non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves flat on the ground but the flowering plants have a single flower with leaves on the flowering spike. This greenhood has dark green, brown and white flowers which lean slightly forwards and have sharply-pointed petals and a long, curved labellum.
Pterostylis longicurva (Long-tongued Greenhood) Rupp 1941
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Pterostylis longicurva, commonly known as the long-tongued greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. As with similar greenhoods, plants in flower differ from those that are not. Those not in flower have a rosette of leaves lying flat on the ground, but plants in flower have a single flower with leaves on the flowering stem. This species has a white and green flower with brown markings and a long, curved, brown labellum.
Pterostylis boormanii (Sikh's Whiskers) Rupp 1943
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Pterostylis boormanii, commonly known as the Sikh's whiskers, baggy britches, or Boorroans green-hood is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a rosette of leaves and up to seven dark reddish-brown flowers with translucent "windows" and a thick, brown, bristly, insect-like labellum.
Prasophyllum rogersii (Barrington Tops Leek Orchid) Rupp 1928
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Prasophyllum rogersii, commonly known as the Barrington Tops leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single tubular leaf and up to twenty five reddish-brown flowers and only occurs in a few locations at higher altitudes.
Diuris striata Rupp 1943
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Diuris striata is a poorly-known species of orchid that is endemic to New South Wales. It has a two grass-like leaves and about four mauve flowers with dark purple streaks on the labellum.
Dendrobium carrii (Furrowed Moon Orchid) Rupp & C.T.White 1937
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Dendrobium carrii, commonly known as the furrowed moon orchid, is an epiphytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and has well-spaced pseudobulbs with one or two leaves, and flowering stems bearing between five and ten white or cream-coloured flowers with an orange or yellow labellum. It mostly occurs on the ranges inland from Cape Tribulation and Innisfail in Queensland.
Corybas undulatus (R.Cunn.) Rupp 1928
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Corybas undulatus, commonly known as tailed helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single leaf and a single translucent grey flower with reddish markings, and a labellum with a bristly surface, fine teeth on the edge and a small tail on the tip.
Corybas fordhamii (Banded Helmet Orchid) (Rupp) Rupp 1942
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Corybas fordhamii, commonly known as banded helmet orchid or swamp helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has an egg-shaped to heart-shaped leaf and a reddish to reddish purple flower which leans forward. It is similar to C. unguiculatis which does not grow in swamps and has a different labellum.
Calochilus gracillimus (Slender Beard Orchid) Rupp 1943
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Calochilus gracillimus, commonly known as slender beard orchid or late beard orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single dark green leaf with a reddish base and up to nine green flowers with red stripes and a reddish, brownish or purplish "beard".
Caladenia hastata (Melblom's Spider-orchid) (Nicholls) Rupp 1942
critically endangered plant species in the orchidaceae family
Caladenia hastata, commonly known as Mellblom's spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and up to three white to cream-coloured flowers with red markings on the labellum.
Acianthus ledwardii Rupp 1938
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Acianthus ledwardii was a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and was endemic to Queensland in Australia but is now presumed extinct. It was a terrestrial herb with a single, heart-shaped leaf and between 2 and 6 transparent, reddish brown flowers.
Rhinerrhiza divitiflora (Raspy Root Orchid) (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Rupp 1951
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Rhinerrhiza Rupp 1951
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Rhinerrhiza divitiflora, commonly known as the raspy root orchid, is the only species in the genus Rhinerrhiza from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with usually only a single stem, many flat, raspy roots, between two and six leathery leaves and up to sixty pale orange flowers with red spots and blotches. The sepals and petals are narrow, thin and pointed. It mainly grows on rainforest trees and is found between the Atherton Tableland in Queensland and the Hunter River in New South Wales.
Pterostylis × furcillata Rupp 1930
plant hybrid species in the orchidaceae family
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Prasophyllum unicum Rupp 1942
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Prasophyllum unicum is a species of terrestrial orchid that is endemic to New South Wales. It has a single leaf fused to the flowering stem and between two and fifteen flowers with a dark reddish labellum.
Prasophyllum obovatum Rupp 1948
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Prasophyllum obovatum is a species of small terrestrial orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single leaf fused to the flowering stem and a few reddish-purple flowers with translucent patches.
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