Microtis unifolia

Common onion orchid
Microtis unifolia growing near Guyra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Microtis
Species:
M. unifolia
Binomial name
Microtis unifolia
(G.Forst.) Rchb.f[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.
  • Epipactis porrifolia Sw.
  • Microtis parviflora R.Br.
  • Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br.
  • Microtis banksii A.Cunn.
  • Microtis pulchella Lindl., nom. illeg.
  • Microtis frutetorum Schltdl.
  • Microtis javanica Rchb.f.
  • Microtis viridis F.Muell., nom. illeg.
  • Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f.
  • Microtis papillosa Colenso
  • Microtis longifolia Colenso
  • Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (R.Br.) Rodway
  • Microtis aemula Schltr.
  • Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls
  • Microtis holmesii Nicholls
  • Microtis formosana Schltr. ex Masam.

Microtis unifolia, commonly known as the common onion orchid,[2] is a species of orchid occurring from south China to Japan, Malesia, and Australasia to the Southwest Pacific. It has a single green leaf and up to one hundred small green or yellowish-green flowers. A common, widespread orchid which is easily grown in pots and is sometimes a weed in plant nurseries.

  1. ^ a b "Microtis unifolia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RBGV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).