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Dendrobium cunninghamii

Index Dendrobium cunninghamii

Dendrobium cunninghamii, commonly known as winika, pekapeka, Christmas orchid, bamboo orchid or ladies slipper orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchids that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 33 relations: Allan Cunningham (botanist), Botanical name, Brian Molloy (botanist), Chatham Island, David L. Jones (botanist), East Harbour Regional Park, Endemism, Epiphyte, Herbaceous plant, John Lindley, Labellum (botany), Mark Alwin Clements, Māori language, New Zealand, New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Nomen illegitimum, North Island, NZ Post, Orchid, Petal, Podocarpus totara, Pterostylis banksii, Rainforest, Rhizome, Sepal, South Island, Species, Stewart Island, Tainui, Te Atairangikaahu, The Botanical Register, Thelymitra pulchella, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

  2. Endemic orchids of New Zealand

Allan Cunningham (botanist)

Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his expeditions into uncolonised areas of eastern Australia to collect plants and report on the suitability of the land for grazing purposes.

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Botanical name

A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP).

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Brian Molloy (botanist)

Brian Peter John Molloy (12 August 1930 – 31 July 2022) was a New Zealand plant ecologist, conservationist, and rugby union player.

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Chatham Island

Chatham Island (Moriori: Rēkohu, 'Misty Sun'; Wharekauri) is the largest island of the Chatham Islands group, in the south Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island.

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David L. Jones (botanist)

David Lloyd Jones (born 1944) is an Australian horticultural botanist and the author of many books and papers, especially on Australian orchids.

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East Harbour Regional Park

East Harbour Regional Park is a regional park stretching from Baring Head along the east side of the Wellington Harbour along the east side of Eastbourne.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Epiphyte

An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it.

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Herbaceous plant

Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground.

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John Lindley

John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.

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Labellum (botany)

In botany, the labellum (or lip) is the part of the flower of an orchid or Canna, or other less-known genera, that serves to attract insects, which pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for them.

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Mark Alwin Clements

Mark Alwin Clements (b. 1949) is an Australian botanist and orchidologist.

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Māori language

Māori, or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN) is a non-governmental organisation devoted to the protection and restoration of New Zealand's indigenous plant life, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens.

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Nomen illegitimum

Nomen illegitimum (Latin for illegitimate name) is a technical term used mainly in botany.

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North Island

The North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui, 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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NZ Post

NZ Post (Tukurau Aotearoa), shortened from New Zealand Post, is a state-owned enterprise responsible for providing postal service in New Zealand.

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Orchid

Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.

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Petal

Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers.

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Podocarpus totara

Podocarpus totara (the tōtara is a species of podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows throughout the North Island, South Island and rarely on Stewart Island / Rakiura in lowland, montane and lower subalpine forest at elevations of up to 600 m. Tōtara is commonly found in lowland areas where the soil is fertile and well drained.

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Pterostylis banksii

Pterostylis banksii, commonly known as greenhood or tutukiwi, is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. Dendrobium cunninghamii and Pterostylis banksii are endemic orchids of New Zealand.

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Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire.

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Rhizome

In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow horizontally. The rhizome also retains the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards.

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Sepal

A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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South Island

The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Stewart Island

Stewart Island (Rakiura, 'glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura, formerly New Leinster) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located south of the South Island, across Foveaux Strait.

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Tainui

Tainui is a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori iwi.

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Te Atairangikaahu

Dame Te Atairangikaahu (23 July 1931 – 15 August 2006) was the Māori queen for 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch.

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The Botanical Register

The Botanical Register, subsequently known as Edwards's Botanical Register, was an illustrated horticultural magazine that ran from 1815 to 1847.

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Thelymitra pulchella

Thelymitra pulchella, commonly called the striped sun orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. Dendrobium cunninghamii and Thelymitra pulchella are endemic orchids of New Zealand.

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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) was an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected plant families." Maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, it was available online, allowing searches for the names of families, genera and species, as well as the ability to create checklists.

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See also

Endemic orchids of New Zealand

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrobium_cunninghamii

Also known as Winika, Winika cunninghamii.