Gastrodia molloyi
Gastrodia molloyi is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first formally described in 2016 by Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach and Jeremy Rolfe and the description was published in the journal Phytotaxa. The specific epithet (molloyi) honours the New Zealand botanist, Brian Molloy.[2][3]
| Gastrodia molloyi | |
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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. molloyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrodia molloyi | |
References
- "Gastrodia molloyi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lehnebach, Carlos A.; Rolfe, Jeremy R.; Gibbins, Jasmine; Ritchie, Peter (2016). "Two new species of Gastrodia (Gastrodieae, Orchidaceae) endemic to New Zealand". Phytotaxa. 277 (3): 242–244. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.277.3.2.
- de Lange, Peter J. "Gastrodia molloyi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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