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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Allan Herbarium (2017)
also present on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands and Tasmania

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Rchb.f.
G.Forst.
(G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
1871
ICN
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.
species
Microtis unifolia

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Microtis
unifolia

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Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.

2n = 88
2n = 88
2n = 88
2n = 88
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.

Plant at fl.10–100 cm. tall. Stem erect, ± fleshy. Lf often overtopping raceme. Raceme occ. to 30 × 1 cm., us. smaller; fls few to ∞, us. almost touching throughout. Per. green. Dorsal sepal c. 3 mm. long, tip acute and us. slightly turned upwards; laterals shorter, acute, deflexed, tips sts tending to coil under. Petals ± under dorsal sepal. Labellum oblong, often narrowest about mid-length; tip truncate to emarginate, not apiculate though sts folded to appear so; margin papillose and us. also crenate and undulate; anterior callus variously developed, verrucose, often raised on a rounded ridge; large basal calli oval, prominent, us. continuous at sides with narrow band of callus behind transverse furrow which is slit-like, not pouched; labellum standing away from ovary at very narrow angle. Base of column about as broad as stigma; wings us. membr. throughout.

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Microtis banksii A.Cunn.
Microtis banksii A.Cunn.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis longifolia Colenso
Microtis longifolia Colenso
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis papillosa Colenso
Microtis papillosa Colenso
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Microtis R.Br.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Microtis R.Br.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Microtis R.Br.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Microtis R.Br.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Parsons, M.J.; Douglass, P.; Macmillan, B.H. (1998)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

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Microtis frutetorum Schltdl.
Australia
4 Link to an external page
Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
1 Link to an external page
Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
1 Link to an external page
Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
1 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Australia
3 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
Australia
Tasmania
2 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Caledonia
1 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
1 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
114 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
5 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
6 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
4 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
42 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
54 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
15 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
25 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
26 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
10 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
62 Link to an external page
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
35 Link to an external page

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3e914042-16f9-416e-8a45-6770a7602074
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
25 June 2025
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