Anoectochilus sandvicensis

Anoectochilus sandvicensis, also called Hawaii jewel-orchid, is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is found in the Haleakala National Park.[3]

Hawaii jewel-orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Anoectochilus
Species:
A. sandvicensis
Binomial name
Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Odontochilus sandvicensis (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
  • Vrydagzynea sandvicensis (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Anoectochilus jaubertii Gaudich.
  • Odontochilus jaubertii (Gaudich.) Blume
  • Cystopus jaubertii (Gaudich.) Kuntze
  • Anoectochilus apiculatus L.O.Williams & Fosberg
  • Anoectochilus sandvicensis var. apiculatus (L.O.Williams & Fosberg) W.J.Schrenk

References
  1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Anoectochilus sandvicensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. University of Hawaii, Hynson Laboratory, Co-invasions of mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants, Island Biogeography of Fungi


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