Aporostylis

Aporostylis
Aporostylis bifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Caladeniinae
Genus: Aporostylis
Rupp & Hatch
Binomial name
Aporostylis bifolia
(Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladenia bifolia Hook.f.
  • Chiloglottis bifolia (Hook.f.) Schltr.
  • Chiloglottis traversii F.Muell.
  • Caladenia macrophylla Colenso

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).[1]

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