Danhatchia

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]

Danhatchia
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Danhatchia

Garay & Christenson
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D. australis
Binomial name
Danhatchia australis
(Hatch) Garay & Christenson
Synonyms[1]

Yoania australis Hatch

References

  1. 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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