Aporostylis bifolia (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Aporostylis bifolia (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch

Aporostylis bifolia (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch

Aporostylis is an orchid genus that contains just one known species, Aporostylis bifolia, native to New Zealand and its outlying islands.

Family
Genus
Aporostylis
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Aporostylis bifolia (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch

Aporostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As of now, only one species in this genus is recognized: Aporostylis bifolia, which is native to New Zealand. This native range includes both the Chatham Islands and the Antipodes Islands.

Photo: (c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Leon Perrie · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Aporostylis

More from Orchidaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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