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Black Orchid
Gastrodia cunninghamii
Gastrodia cunninghamii, or black orchid, black potato orchid, or perei in Māori, is a species of orchid, endemic to New Zealand. It grows in the North Island, south of the Waikato, and in the South Island, Stewart Island, and the Chathams. It was named after Allan Cunningham. It is not threatened, and is widespread in forested areas. The type specimen was gathered in the Ruahines.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 337635.