Danhatchia
| Danhatchia | |
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| Danhatchia australis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Goodyerinae |
| Genus: | Danhatchia Garay & Christenson |
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Danhatchia is a genus of terrestrial orchids, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil (mycoheterotrophy). Three species are known, Danhatchia australis, native to New Zealand (both main islands) and to New South Wales, and Danhatchia copelandii and Danhatchia novaehollandiae, both native to New South Wales in Australia.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danhatchia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ St George, I. (2008). The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8-19.
- ^ Banks, D. (2012). Danhatchia australis in Australia. Australian Orchid Review 77: 48-49.