Danhatchia

Danhatchia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Danhatchia
Garay & Christenson
Species: D. australis
Binomial name
Danhatchia australis
(Hatch) Garay & Christenson
Synonyms[1]

Yoania australis Hatch

Danhatchia is a genus of terrestrial orchids, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil. Only one species is known, Danhatchia australis, native to New Zealand (both main islands) and to New South Wales.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. St George, I. (2008). The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8-19.
  3. Banks, D. (2012). Danhatchia australis in Australia. Australian Orchid Review 77: 48-49.

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