Gastrodia molloyi Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gastrodia molloyi Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe

Gastrodia molloyi Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe

Gastrodia molloyi is a New Zealand-endemic orchid species first formally described in 2016.

Family
Genus
Gastrodia
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Gastrodia molloyi Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe

Gastrodia molloyi is an orchid species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It was first formally described in 2016 by Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach and Jeremy Rolfe, and the formal description was published in the journal Phytotaxa. Its specific epithet, molloyi, honors Brian Molloy, a New Zealand botanist.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Gastrodia

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

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