Biology:Gastrodia cooperae
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Cooper's black potato orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe[1]
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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]
References
- ↑ "Gastrodia cooperae". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=520917.
- ↑ "Critter of The Week" (in en-nz). 2016-12-09. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/201827123/critter-of-the-week.
- ↑ Lehnebach, C.A.; Rolfe, J.R.; Gibbins, J.; Ritchie, P. (2016). "Two new species of Gastrodia (Gastrodieae, Orchidaceae) endemic to New Zealand". Phytotaxa 277 (3): 242–244. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.277.3.2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Gastrodia cooperae | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=7706.
External links
Gastropodia cooperae at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Wikidata ☰ Q42743058 entry
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