Danhatchia

Danhatchia is a genus of terrestrial orchids, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil. 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]

Danhatchia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Danhatchia
Garay & Christenson
Species[1]
  • Danhatchia australis (Hatch) Garay & Christenson
  • Danhatchia copelandii D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Danhatchia novaehollandiae D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

References
  1. "Danhatchia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. St George, I. (2008). The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8-19.
  4. Banks, D. (2012). Danhatchia australis in Australia. Australian Orchid Review 77: 48-49.
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