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Rhizanthella omissa

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Rhizanthella omissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Rhizanthella
Species:
R. omissa
Binomial name
Rhizanthella omissa

Rhizanthella omissa is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family and is found in the Lamington National Park in Queensland. It is a subterranean herb that grows in casuarina forest and flowers underground.[2] It was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and Mark Clements in the journal The Orchadian.[3] The species is listed as "endangered" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhizanthella omissa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Thorogood, Chris J.; Bougoure, Jeremy J.; Hiscock, Simon J. (2019). "Rhizanthella: Orchids unseen". Plants, People, Planet. 1 (3): 153–156. doi:10.1002/ppp3.45.
  3. ^ "Rhizanthella omissa". APNI. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Changes made to wildlife categories on 28 August 2015". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 27 September 2020.