Gastrodia cunninghamii

Gastrodia cunninghamii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Gastrodieae
Genus: Gastrodia
Species: Gastrodia cunninghamii

Name

Gastrodia cunninghamii Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 251 (1853)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gastrodia antennifera Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 174 (1856)
  • Gastrodia leucopetala Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 268 (1885 publ. 1886)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Pacific Southwestern Pacific Vanuatu. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1853. Flora of New Zealand, 251.

Additional references

• St George, I. (2008) The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8–19.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2018. Gastrodia cunninghamii in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gastrodia cunninghamii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gastrodia cunninghamii. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2018.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Gastrodia cunninghamii
• The Plant List 2013. Gastrodia cunninghamii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Gastrodia cunninghamii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Potato orchid

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