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
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe[1]

References

  1. "Gastrodia molloyi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. 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.
  3. de Lange, Peter J. "Gastrodia molloyi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

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