Cooper's black potato orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Gastrodieae |
Genus: | Gastrodia |
Species: | G. cooperae
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Binomial name | |
Gastrodia cooperae |
Gastrodia cooperae, also known as Cooper's black potato orchid, [2] is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. [3] The specific epithet cooperae refers to Dorothy A. Cooper, founder of the New Zealand Native Orchid Group. [4]
Gastrodia cooperae is a parasitic orchid; it produces no chlorophyll. [4]
The plant is listed in New Zealand as 'Threatened - Nationally Critical'. There are only three known sites where it grows, and it is believed that fewer than 250 mature specimens are living today. [4]
Gastropodia cooperae at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Cooper's black potato orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Gastrodieae |
Genus: | Gastrodia |
Species: | G. cooperae
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Binomial name | |
Gastrodia cooperae |
Gastrodia cooperae, also known as Cooper's black potato orchid, [2] is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. [3] The specific epithet cooperae refers to Dorothy A. Cooper, founder of the New Zealand Native Orchid Group. [4]
Gastrodia cooperae is a parasitic orchid; it produces no chlorophyll. [4]
The plant is listed in New Zealand as 'Threatened - Nationally Critical'. There are only three known sites where it grows, and it is believed that fewer than 250 mature specimens are living today. [4]
Gastropodia cooperae at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network