New Zealand Native Orchids
 
 
  Species list

The 2015 list of New Zealand Orchid Taxa.
Compiled by Ian St George

* Currently accepted names are underlined.
  Previous names for each species are noted underneath.
  sensu in a name indicates a particular use of a name, often an Australian name used for an orchid now known to be confined to New Zealand

 
   
 

Acianthus - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.321(1810)

  • Acianthus sinclairii Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel. 245(1853)
    Acianthus fornicatus var. sinclairii (Hook.f.) Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand75: 369(1945)
    Acianthus fornicatus var. sinclairii sensu CooperField guide to NZ native orchids9 (1981)

Adenochilus - Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.246, t.56(1853)

Aporostylis - Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 60(1946)

  • Aporostylis bifolia (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 60(1946)
  • Caladenia bifolia Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel. 247(1853)
    Chiloglottis traversii F.Muell.Veg. Chath. Is.51(1864)
    Caladenia macrophylla Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.27: 396(1895)
    Chiloglottis bifolia (Hook.f.) Schltr.Engl. Bot. Jahrb.45: 383(1911)

Bulbophyllum - Thouars.Hist. Orchid., Tabl. Esp.3.(1822)

  • Bulbophyllum pygmaeum (Sm.) Lindl.Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.58(1830)
  • Dendrobium pygmaeum Sm.in Rees. Cycl. (Rees)11: n.27(1808)
    Bolbophyllum ichthyostomum Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.26: 319(1894)
    Ichthyostomum pygmaeum (Sm.) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy.Orchadian13: 499(2002)
  • Bulbophyllum tuberculatum Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.16: 336(1884)
  • Adelopetalum tuberculatum (Colenso) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy.Orchadian13: 498(2002)
    Bulbophyllum exiguum sensu Buchanan.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.16: 397(1884)

Caladenia - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.323(1810)

  • Caladenia alata R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.324(1810)
  • Caladenia minor var. exigua Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.688(1906)
    Caladenia exigua Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.45: 96(1913)
    Caladenia carnea var. alata (R.Br.) Domin.Bibliotheca Botanica Heft85: 549(1915)
    Caladenia carnea var. exigua (Cheeseman) Rupp.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales69: 75(1944)
    Caladenia holmesii Rupp.Vic. Naturalist70: 179(1954)
    Caladenia catenata var. exigua (Cheeseman) W.M.Curtis.Stud. Fl. Tasman.4A: 133(1979)
    Petalochilus alatus (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 406(2001)
  • Caladenia atradenia D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 221(1997)
  • Stegostyla atradenia (D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 414(2001)
    Caladenia iridescens sensu Hatch.NZNOG Newsletter16: 1(1985)
    Caladenia carnea var. minor forma calliniger Hatch.Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand, Bot.2: 187(1963)
  • Caladenia bartlettii (Hatch) D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 227(1997)
  • Caladenia carnea var. bartlettii Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 402(1949)
    Petalochilus bartlettii (Hatch) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 406(2001)
    Caladenia “nitidoa-rosea” Mathews in MS. - first reference ScanlenH.B. Matthews’ manuscript descriptions of New Zealand orchids 1928 c 192814(2005)
    Caladenia "speckles" NZNOG Journal58:35(1996)
    Caladenia catenata sensu Cooper.Field guide to NZ native orchids17(1984)
  • Caladenia chlorostyla D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 223(1997)
  • Petalochilus chlorostylus (D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 406(2001)
    Caladenia alba Rbr.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.323(1810)
    Caladenia "red stem" NZNOG Journal(19??)
    Caladenia "green stem" NZNOG Journal(19??)
    Petalochilus calyciformis R.S.Rogers.J. Bot.62: 66(1924)
    Petalochilus saccatus R.S.Rogers.J. Bot.62: 66(1924)
    Caladenia calyciformis (R.S.Rogers) Hopper & A.P.Br.Austr. Syst. Bot.17:284(2004)
    Caladenia saccatus (R.S.Rogers) Hopper & A.P.Br.Austr. Syst. Bot.17:186(2004)
  • Caladenia lyallii Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel. 247(1853)
  • Stegostyla lyallii (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 413(2001)
  • Caladenia minor Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel. 247(1853)
  • Caladenia carnea var. minor (Hook.f.) Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 401(1949)
    Caladenia catenata var. minor (Hook.f.) W.M.Curtis.Stud. Fl. Tasman.4A: 106(1979)
    Petalochilus minor (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 410(2001)
    Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea (R.S.Rogers) Rupp. Proc.Linn. Soc. New South Wales69: 74(1944)
    Caladenia aff. pusilla NZNOG Journal(19??)
  • Caladenia nothofageti D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 226(1997)
  • Petalochilus nothofageti (D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 410(2001)
  • Caladenia variegata Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.17: 248(1885)
  • Petalochilus variegatus (Colenso) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 410(2001)

Calochilus - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.320(1810)

  • Calochilus herbaceus Lindl.Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.45(1840)
  • Calochilus campestris sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 248(1949)
    Calochilus “viridi-sanguineus” Matthews in MS ex HatchTrans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 248(1949)
  • Calochilus robertsonii Benth.Fl. Austral.6: 315(1873)
  • Calochilus campestris sensu Fitzg.Austral. Orch.1: t.6 (1878)
    Calochilus campestris sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.686(1906)
    Calochilus imberberis R.S.Rogers.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia51:4(1927)
    Calochilus platychilus D.L.JonesOrchadian15: 547(2008)

Caleana - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.329(1810)

  • Caleana minor R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.329(1810)
  • Paracaleana minor (R.Br.) Blaxell.Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb.4: 281(1972)
    Caleya minor (R.Br.) Sweet.Hort. Brit. (Sweet)385(1826)
    Caleya sullivanii F.Muell.Melbourne Chem. Druggist4: 44(1882)
    Caleana nublingii Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist48:15(1931)
    Paracaleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Blaxell.Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb.4:281(1972)
    Sullivania minor (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian15: 36(2005)

Chiloglottis - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.322(1810)

  • Chiloglottis cornuta Hook.f.Fl. Antarct.1:69(1844)
  • Caladenia cornuta (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
    Simpliglottis cornuta (Hook.f.) Szlach.Polish Bot. J.46: 13 (2001)
    Chiloglottis muelleri Fitz.Austral. Orch.2: t. 6(1885)
  • Chiloglottis formicifera Fitzg.Austral. Orch.1: 3(1877)
  • Myrmechila formicifera (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian15: 37(2005)
  • Chiloglottis trapeziformis Fitzg.Austral. Orch.1: t9(1877)
  • Myrmechila trapeziformis (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian15: 37(2005)
  • Chiloglottis valida D.L.Jones.Austral. Orchid Res.2: 43(1991)
  • Simpliglottis valida (D.L.Jones) Szlach.Polish Bot. J.46: 14(2001)
    Chiloglottis gunnii sensu Molloy.Orchadian7:210(1983)

Corybas - Salisb.Parad. Lond.ad t. 83(1807)

  • Corybas acuminatus M.A.Clem. & Hatch.New Zealand J. Bot.23: 491(1985)
  • Nematoceras acuminatum (M.A.Clem. & Hatch) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corysanthes acuminata (M.A.Clem. & Hatch) Szlach.Richardiana3: 97(2003)
    Corybas rivularis sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.684(1906)
  • Corybas carsei (Cheeseman) Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand75: 367(1945)
  • Corysanthes carsei Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.44: 162(1912)
    Anzybas carsei (Cheeseman) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 443(2002)
    Corybas unguiculatus sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2: 116(1970)
    Corybas matthewsii (Cheeseman) Schltr.Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.19:23(1923)
  • Corybas cheesemanii (Hook.f. ex Kirk) KuntzeRevis. Gen. Pl.2: 657(1891)
  • Corysanthes cheesemanii (Hook.f.) ex Kirk.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.3: 180(1871)
    Corybas aconitiflorus sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand75: 367(1945)
  • Corybas confusus Lehnebach.Phytotaxa270: 9(2016)
  • Corybas "darkie" NZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas cryptanthus Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand83: 577(1956)
  • Molloybas cryptanthus (Hatch) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corybas saprophyticus sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 366(1952)
  • Corybas dienemus D.L. JonesFl. Australia50: 572(1993)
  • Corysanthes dienema (D.L.Jones) SzlachRichardiana3: 98(2003)
    Nematoceras dienemum DL Jones et al.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corybas “rest area” NZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas hatchii Lehnebach.NZNOG Journal139: 4(2016)
  • Corybas macranthus var. longipetalus Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand76: 580(1947)
    Nematoceras longipetalum (Hatch) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corybas longipetalus (Hatch) Hatch. nlon illeg.NZNOG Journal47: 6(1993)
    Corybas “sphagnum” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “Pollok” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “Motutangi” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “Kaitarakihi” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “Mangahuia, NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas "Veil" NZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas hypogaeus (Colenso) Lehnebach.NZNOG Journal139: 5(2016)
  • Corysanthes hypogaea Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.16: 336(1884)
    Nematoceras hypogaeum (Colenso) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corybas “Remutaka” NZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas iridescens Irwin & Molloy.New Zealand J. Bot.34:1(1996)
  • Nematoceras iridescens (Irwin & Molloy) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corysanthes iridescens (Irwin & Molloy) Szlach.Richardiana3: 98(2003)
  • Corybas macranthus (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
  • Nematoceras macranthum Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel. 250(1853)
    Corysanthes macrantha (Hook.f.) Hook.f.Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.266(1864)
    Corybas papillosus (Colenso) Lehnebach.NZNOG Journal139: 5(2016)
    Corysanthes papillosa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.16: 337(1884)
    Nematoceras papillosum (Colenso) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
  • Corybas oblongus (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
  • Singularybas oblongus (Hook.f.) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Nematoceras oblonga Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.250(1853)
    Corysanthes oblonga (Hook.f.) Hook.f.Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.266(1864)
    Corysanthes “aestivalis” Matthews. In MSNZNOG Journal14(1996)
  • Corybas obscurus Lehnebach.Phytotaxa270:11(2016)
  • Corybas "darkie" Lehnebach.Phytotaxa270:11(2016)
    Corybas “Trotters” NZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas orbiculatus (Colenso) L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2: 118(1970)
  • Corysanthes orbiculata Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.23: 389(1891)
    Nematoceras orbiculatum (Colenso) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corybas orbiculatus sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2: 118(1970)
  • Corybas papa Molloy & Irwin.New Zealand J. Bot. 34: 5(1996)
  • Nematoceras papa (Molloy & Irwin) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corysanthes papa (Molloy & Irwin) Szlach.Richardiana3: 98(2003)
    Corybas rivularis sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.694(1906)
    Corybas “Kaimai” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “whiskers” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “viridis” NZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas rivularis (A.Cunn.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
  • Nematoceras rivulare (A.Cunn.) Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.251(1853)
    Acianthus rivularis A.Cunn.Companion Bot. Mag.2: 376(1837)
    Corysanthes rivularis (A.Cunn.) Hook.f.Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.266 (1864)
    Nematoceras panduratum (Cheeseman) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 449(2002)
    Corysanthes rotundifolia var. pandurata Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.366(1925)
    Corysanthes rotundifolia sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.695(1906)
    Corysanthes pandurata (Cheeseman) Szlach.Richardiana3:98(2003)
  • Corybas rotundifolius (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
  • Nematoceras rotundifolia Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.251(1853)
    Corysanthes rotundifolia (Hook.f.) Hook.f.Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.266(1864)
    Corysanthes matthewsii Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.31: 351(1899)
    Corybas matthewsii (Cheeseman) Schltr.Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.19: 23(1923)
    Anzybas rotundifolius (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 443(2002)
    Corybas unguiculatus sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand75: 367(1945)
  • Corybas sulcatus (M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.Vic. Naturalist127:57(2010)
  • Nematoceras “Craigielea” Scanlen.Colour Field Guide fig60(2010)
    Nematoceras sulcatum M.A.Clem. & D.L.JonesTelopia11:406(2006)
  • Corybas trilobus (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
  • Corybas “pygmy” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas "Craigielea” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “tribrive” NZNOG Journal()
    Corybas “tridodd” NZNOG Journal()
    Nematoceras trilobum Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.250(1853)
    Corysanthes triloba Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.265(1864)
  • Corybas vitreus Lehnebach.Phytotaxa270: 12(2016)
  • Corybas "Eastern Hills" in type descrNZNOG Journal()
  • Corybas walliae Lehnebach.Phytotaxa270: 13(2016)
  • Corybas "triwhite" NZNOG Journal()

Cryptostylis - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.317(1810)

  • Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.15(1871)
  • Malaxis subulata Labill.Nov. Holl. Pl.2: 62(1806)

Cyrtostylis - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.322(1810)

Acianthus reniformis sensu CooperField guide to NZ native orchids9 f1(1981)
  • Cyrtostylis oblonga Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel. 246(1853)
  • Acianthus reniformis var. oblonga (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 59(1946)
    Acianthus reniformis (R.Br.) Schltr.Engl. Bot. Jahrb.34: 39(1906)
    Acianthus reniformis var. reniformis (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 59(1946)
    Cyrtostylis reniformis sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.(1906)
  • Cyrtostylis rotundifolia Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.246(1853)
  • Cyrtostylis macrophylla Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.246(1853)
    Caladenia reniformis (R.Br.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67(1871)
    Cyrtostylis oblonga var. rotundifolia (Hook.f.) Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.685(1906)
    Acianthus reniformis sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2:106(1970)

Danhatchia - Garay & Christenson.Orchadian11: 469(1995)

  • Danhatchia australis (Hatch) Garay & Christenson.Orchadian11: 470(1995)
  • Yoania australis Hatch.Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand, Bot.2: 185(1963)

Dendrobium - Swartz.Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser.26: 82 (1799)

  • Dendrobium cunninghamii Lindl.Bot. Reg.21 sub. t.1756(1835)
  • Dendrobium biflorum A.Rich.Essai Fl. Nov. Zel. In J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe221(1832)
    Dendrobium lessonii Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.15: 326 (1883)
    Winika cunninghamii (Lindl.) M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy.Orchadian12: 215 (1997)
    Dendrobium cunninghamii sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.663(1906)
    Dendrobium saxosum Colenso.specimen Col 1808, WELT 22584(1848)

Drymoanthus - Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist59: 173 (1943)

  • Drymoanthus adversus (Hook.f.) Dockrill.Australasian Sarcanthinae:32, t.3 (1967)
  • Sarcochilus adversus Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.241(1853)
    Sarcochilus breviscapa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.14: 332 (1882)
    Newzealochilus adversus (Hook.f.) R.Rice.Introduction to the Australian and New Zealand Bulbophyllum and Vandaceous orchids (2019)
  • Drymoanthus flavus St George & Molloy.New Zealand J. Bot.32: 416 (1994)
  • Newzealochilus flavus (St George & Molloy) R. Rice.Introduction to the Australian and New Zealand Bulbophyllum and Vandaceous orchids(2019)

Earina - Lindl.Bot. Reg.sub t. 1699 (1834)

  • Earina autumnalis (G.Forst.) Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.1: 239 (1853)
  • Epidendrum autumnale G.Forst.Fl. Ins. Austr.60(1786)
    Earina suaveolens Lindl.Bot. Reg.29:61 (1843)
    Earina alba Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 267 (1886)
  • Earina mucronata Lindl.Bot. Reg.20 sub t.1699 (1834)
  • Earina quadrilobata Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.15: 325 (1883)
    Malaxis autumnalis (G.Forst.) Spreng.Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug.2:81(1815)

Gastrodia - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.330 (1810)

  • Gastrodia cooperae Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe.Phytotaxa277: 242 (2016)
  • Gastrodia "long column black" NZNOG Journal()
  • Gastrodia cunninghamii Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.251(1853)
  • Gastrodia leucopetala Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 268 (1886)
  • Gastrodia molloyii Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe.Phytotaxa277: 244 (2016)
  • Gastrodia "long column" NZNOG Journal54:17(1995)

Genoplesium - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.319 (1810)

  • Genoplesium nudum (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Lindleyana4: 144 (1989)
  • Corunastylis nuda (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 461 (2002)
    Prasophyllum nudum Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.242(1853)
    Prasophyllum tunicatum Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.242(1853)
    Prasophyllum variegatum Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.20: 208 (1888)
    Prasophyllum beaugleholei Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist 59: 9(1942)
    Prasophyllum hopsonii Rupp.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales53:341(1928)
  • Genoplesium pumilum (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Lindleyana4: 144 (1989)
  • Corunastylis pumila (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian13: 461 (2002)
    Prasophyllum pumilum Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.242(1853)

Microtis - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.320 (1810)

  • Microtis arenaria Lindl. [sensu NZNOG]Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. t. 306 (1840)
  • Microtis biloba Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist66: 94(1949)
    Microtis papillosa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 269 (1886)
    Microtis pulchella var vivax Lindl.Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.395 (1840)
  • Microtis oligantha L.B.Moore.New Zealand J. Bot.6: 473(1969)
  • Microtis magnadenia sensu Hatch.Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand, Bot.2: 186 (1963)
  • Microtis parviflora R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.321 (1810)
  • Microtis javanica Rchb.f.Bonplandia5: 36 (1857)
    Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.24 (1871)
    Microtis porrifolia var parviflora (R.Br.) Rodway.Tasman. Fl.195(1903)
    Microtis aemula Schltr.Bot. Jahrb. Syst.39: 37 (1906)
    Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist66: 92(1949)
    Microtis holmesii Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist66:94 (1949)
    Microtis magnadenia R.S.Rogers.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia54:44(1930)
  • Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.62(1871)
  • Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.Fl. Ins. Austr.59(1786)
    Epipactis porrifolia Sw.Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl.21: 233(1800)
    Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.320 (1810)
    Microtis banksii A.Cunn. Ex HookBot. Mag.62: sub 1.3377 (1835)
    Microtis frutetorum Schltdl.Linnaea20: 568 (1847)
    Microtis viridis F.Muell.Fragm. (Mueller)5: 97 (1865)
    Microtis longifolia Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.17: 247 (1885)
    Microtis pulchella sensu Lindl.Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.395 (1840)
    Microtis rara sensu St GeorgeNZNOG Journal58:16()
    Microtis rara R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.321 (1810)
    Microtis rara var unifolia (R.Br.) Rchb.f.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.62(1971)

Orthoceras - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.316 (1810)

  • Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae (A.Rich.) M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy.Austral. Orchid Res.1: 100 (1989)
  • Diuris novae-zeelandiae A.Rich.Essai Fl. Nov. Zel. In J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe1:163 (1832)
    Orthoceras solandri Lindl.Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.512 (1840)
    Orthoceras rubrum Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 278 (1886)
    Orthoceras caput-serpentis Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.22: 490 (1890)
  • Orthoceras strictum R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.317 (1810)
  • Orthoceras strictum sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2:147(1970)
    Orthoceras strictum f. viride Hatch.Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand, Bot.2: 195 (1963)

Prasophyllum - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.317 (1810)

  • Prasophyllum colensoi Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.1: 241 (1853)
  • Prasophyllum pauciflorum Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 273 (1886)
    Prasophyllum rogersii sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand76: 290 (1946)
  • Prasophyllum hectorii (Buchanan) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Orchadian15: 41 (2005)
    Gastrodia hectorii Buchanan.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.19: 214 (1886)
  • Prasophyllum patens sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.675(1906)
    Prasophyllum suttoni sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand76: 291 (1946)

Pterostylis - R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.326 (1810)

  • Pterostylis agathicola D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 266 (1997)
  • Pterostylis graminea var. rubricaulis H.B.Matthews ex Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.351 (1925)
    Pterostylis montana var. rubricaulis (Cheeseman) Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 240(1949)
    Pterostylis ‘Rubricaulis’ Hatch.()
  • Pterostylis alobula (Hatch) L.B.Moore.New Zealand J. Bot.6: 486(1969)
  • Pterostylis trullifolia sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.682(1906)
    Pterostylis trullifolia var. alobula Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 244 (1949)
    Diplodium alobulum (Hatch) D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 70 (2002)
  • Pterostylis alveata Garnet.Vic. Naturalist59: 91 (1939)
  • Diplodium alveatum (Garnet) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 70 (2002)
  • Pterostylis banksii R.Br.ex A.Cunn.Companion Bot. Mag. 59: t.3172(1832)
  • Pterostylis banksii sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.679(1906)
    Pterostylis banksii sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2:143(1970)
  • Pterostylis brumalis L.B.Moore.New Zealand J. Bot.6: 485(1968)
  • Diplodium brumale (L.B.Moore) D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 70 (2002)
    Pterostylis rubella Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 271 (1886)
    Pterostylis trullifolia var. rubella Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.47: 271 (1915)
  • Pterostylis foliata Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.249(1853)
  • Pterostylis vereenae R.S.Rogers.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia38: 360 (1914)
    Pterostylis gracilis Nicholls.Vic. Naturalist43: 324 (1927)
  • Pterostylis micromega Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.248(1853)
  • Pterostylis polyphylla Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.22: 489 (1890)
    Pterostylis furcata var. micromega (Hatch) Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand80: 326 (1953)
  • Pterostylis nutans R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.327 (1810)
  • Pterostylis matthewsii Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.47: 46 (1915)
  • Pterostylis paludosa D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 271 (1997)
  • Pterostylis furcata var. linearis Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 243 (1949)
  • Pterostylis patens Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 270 (1886)
  • Pterostylis banksii var. patens (Colenso) Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand75: 370 (1945)
    Pterostylis speciosa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.22: 488 (1890)
  • Pterostylis puberula Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.249(1853)
  • Linguella puberula (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones, M.A. Clem. & Molloy.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 75 (2002)
    Pterostylis nana sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand77: 237 (1949)
  • Pterostylis silvicultrix (F.Muell.) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 66 (2002)
  • Pterostylis banksii var. silvicultrix F.Muell.Veg. Chath. Is.51 (1864)
  • Pterostylis tanypoda D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Orchadian12: 273 (1997)
  • Hymenochilus tanypodus (D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 74 (2002)
    Pterostylis cycnocephala sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2: 135(1970)
  • Pterostylis tasmanica D.L.Jones.Muelleria8: 190 (1994)
  • Plumatichilos tasmanicum (D.L.Jones) Szlach.Polish Bot. J.46: 23 (2001)
    Pterostylis squamata sensu Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.249(1853)
    Pterostylis barbata sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.683 (1906)
    Pterostylis plumosa sensu Cooper.Field guide to NZ native orchids51 (1981)
  • Pterostylis tristis Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 271 (1886)
  • Hymenochilus tristis (Colenso) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 74 (2002)
    Pterostylis mutica sensu Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.15: 300 (1883)
  • Pterostylis trullifolia Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.249(1853)
  • Pterostylis trullifolia var. gracilis Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.47: 271 (1915)
    Diplodium trullifolium (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.Austral. Orchid Res.4: 72 (2002)
  • Pterostylis venosa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.28: 610 (1896)
  • Pterostylis trifolia Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.31: 281 (1899)
    Pterostylis confertifolia Allan.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.56: 32 (1926)

Spiranthes - Rich.De Orchid. Eur.20, 28, 36 (1817)

  • Spiranthes australis Lindl.Bot. Reg.10 sub t. 823 (1824)
  • Spiranthes novae-zelandiae Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.243(1853)
    Neottia australis R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.319(1810)
    Spiranthes sinensis sensu Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 58(1946)
    Spiranthes lancea sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand82: 614(1954)
    Spiranthes “Motutangi” NZNOG Journal()
    Spiranthes australis sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.667(1906)
    Spiranthes sinensis sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2:155(1970)

Taeniophyllum - Blume,Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.355 (1825)

  • Taeniophyllum norfolkianum D.L.Jones, B.Gray & M.A.Clem. in Jones et al.Orchadian15: 157 (2006)
  • Taeniophyllum nothlandicum R.Rice & M.A.M.Renner.Introd. Austral. New Zealand Bulbophyllum Vandaceous Orchids(2019)

Thelymitra - J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Char. Gen. Pl. Ed 297(1776)

  • Theymitra aemula Cheeseman.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.51: 94 (1919)
  • Theymitra aemula sensu Molloy.New Zealand J. Bot.28:106(1990)
  • Thelymitra brevifolia Jeanes.Muelleria19:30(2004)
  • Thelymitra cornuta Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.20: 206 (1888)
    Thelymitra “rough leaf” McCrae.NZNOG Journal24: 11; 77: 22(1987)
    Thelymitra “sky” Scanlen.NZNOG Journal70: 30–35(1998)
    Thelymitra “Ahipara” NZNOG Journal()
  • Thelymitra carnea R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.314 (1810)
  • Thelymitra imberbis Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.1: 244(1853)
    Thelymitra carnea var. imberbis (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 59 (1946)
  • Thelymitra colensoi (Colensoi) Hook.f.Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.271 (1864)
  • Thelymitra intermedia Berggr.Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallsk. Lund8: 21(1877)
    Thelymitra longifolia var. stenopetala Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 396(1952)
    Thelymitra longifolia var. intermedia Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 396(1952)
    Thelymitra intermedia sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2: 129(1970)
    Thelymitra “Comet” NZNOG Journal)
    Thelymitra “darkie” McCrae.NZNOG Journal24: 11; 77: 22(1987)
  • Thelymitra cyanea (Lindl.) Benth.Fl. Austral.6: 323 (1873)
  • Macdonaldia cyanea Lindl.Bot. Reg.2: 5 (1840)
    Thelymitra uniflora Hook.f.Fl. Antarct.1: 70(1844)
    Thelymitra venosa sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.671 (1906)
    Thelymitra venosa var. typica Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 390(1952)
    Thelymitra venosa var. cedricsmithii Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 390(1952)
    Thelymitra venosa var. cyanea Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 391 (1952)
    Epiblema grandiflorum Sensu Buchanan.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand14:357(1882)
  • Thelymitra formosa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.16: 338 (1884)
  • Thelymitra circumsepta sensu Hatch.NZNOG Journal65: 8 (1997)
  • Thelymitra hatchii L.B.Moore.New Zealand J. Bot.6: 477 (1969)
  • Thelymitra pachyphylla sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 394(1952)
  • Thelymitra ixioides Swartz.Kongl. Vetansk. Acad. Nya Handl.21: 253(1800)
  • Thelymitra ixioides var. typica (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch.Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales70: 59 (1945)
  • Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Char. Gen. Pl. Ed 298(1776)
  • Serapias regularis Banks & Sol. ex G.Forst.Fl. Ins. Austr.59(1786)
    Thelymitra forsteri Sw.Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl.21: 228(1800)
    Thelymitra longifolia var. forsteri Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 396 (1952)
    Thelymitra “Mangawhai” NZNOG Journal)
    Thelymitra “tholinigra” Scanlen.NZNOG Journal85: 10, 15 )
    Thelymitra aristata sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 395(1952)
    Thelymitra “fusca” NZNOG Journal)
    Thelymitra nemoralis Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.17: 249(1885)
    Thelymitra purpureofusca Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.17: 249 (1885)
    Thelymitra “Whakapapa” NZNOG Field Guide60:18(1996)
    Thelymitra longifolia var. alba (Colenso) Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.339 (1925)
    Thelymitra alba Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.18: 272 (1886)
    Thelymitra megacalyptra sensu Hatch.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.79: 395(1952)
    Thelymitra “stunted” NZNOG JournalNZNOG Journal)
  • Thelymitra nervosa Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.20: 207 (1888)
  • Thelymitra decora Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.1151 (1906)
  • Thelymitra pauciflora R.Br.Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.314 (1810)
  • Thelymitra pauciflora sensu Jeanes.Muelleria19:30(2004)
  • Thelymitra pulchella Hook.f.Fl. Nov.-Zel.244(1853)
  • Thelymitra “sansfimbria” Matthews in MSNZNOG Journal98:36(2005)
    Thelymitra. pulchella sensu Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.670(1906)
    Thelymitra pulchella s.l. (aff. erosa) ??????)
    Thelymitra concinna Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.20: 207 (1888)
    Thelymitra fimbriata Colenso.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.22: 490 (1890)
    Thelymitra pachyphylla Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.1151 (1906)
    Thelymitra sanscilia Irwin ex Hatch.Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand79: 397(1952)
    Thelymitra caesia Petrie.Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst.51: 107(1919)

Townsonia - Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.692 (1906)

  • Townsonia deflexa Cheeseman.Man. New Zealand Fl.692 (1906)
  • Townsonia viridis sensu Schltr.Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.9: 250(1911)
    Acianthus viridis sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2: 107(1970)

Waireia - D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy.Orchadian12: 282(1997)

  • Waireia stenopetala (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones, M.A. Clem. & Molloy.Orchadian12: 282(1997)
  • Caladenia antarctica (Hook.f.) Rchb.Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.67 (1871)
    Lyperanthus antarctica sensu L.B.Moore.Fl. New Zeal.2:113(1970)
    Thelymitra stenopetala Hook.f.Fl. Antarct.1:69(1844)

 

* Currently accepted names are underlined.
  Previous names for each species are noted underneath.