Anoectochilus sandvicensis

Hawaii jewel-orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Anoectochilus
Species: A. sandvicensis
Binomial name
Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Odontochilus sandvicensis (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
  • Vrydagzynea sandvicensis (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Anoectochilus jaubertii Gaudich.
  • Odontochilus jaubertii (Gaudich.) Blume
  • Cystopus jaubertii (Gaudich.) Kuntze
  • Anoectochilus apiculatus L.O.Williams & Fosberg
  • Anoectochilus sandvicensis var. apiculatus (L.O.Williams & Fosberg) W.J.Schrenk

Anoectochilus sandvicensis (also called Hawaii jewel-orchid) is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is found in the Haleakala National Park.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Anoectochilus sandvicensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ University of Hawaii, Hynson Laboratory, Co-invasions of mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants, Island Biogeography of Fungi


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