Biology and population studies of two endemic orchid species on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island
Citation
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (2022). Biology and population studies of two endemic orchid species on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ht3zeq accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-04.Description
Two endemic orchid species, Nematoceras dienemum and N. sulcatum, are known from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Several additional orchid populations on the island are reported and cleistogamy is documented in N. dienemum for the first time. The known population sizes, habitats and locations for both orchid species are documented here, and new information on their biology and population ecology is provided.Sampling Description
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Macquarie Island.
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originatorAustralian Antarctic Data Centre
metadata author
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
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Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
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ACT
AU
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Dave Connell
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