Habenaria amplifolia

Habenaria amplifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Habenaria
Species:
H. amplifolia
Binomial name
Habenaria amplifolia

Habenaria amplifolia is a species of orchid also called the Rarotonga ground-orchid.[2][3] It is endemic to Rarotonga, growing in inland valley-bottoms and terraces.[4] It is considered to be seriously endangered by the Cook Islands Government.[5]

References

  1. ^ Cheeseman, Thomas F. (May 1903). "The Flora of Rarotonga, the chief Island of the Cook Group". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany. 6 (6): 298. doi:10.1111/J.1095-8339.1903.TB00277.X. ISSN 1945-9459. OCLC 253068951. Wikidata Q55760419.
  2. ^ "Habenaria amplifolia: Rarotonga Ground-Orchid". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Habenaria amplifolia". Plants of the World. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Rarotonga's very own rare ground-orchid". Cook Islands News. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan" (PDF). Cook Islands Government. 11 April 2002. p. 58. Retrieved 18 September 2020.