Summary

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

Authors:Skotnicki M.L. Copson G.R. Doube J. Gadd L. Selkirk-Bell J.M. Selkirk P.M. Published in: 2009 Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature Program area: Environmental Protection and Change
Skotnicki M.L., Copson G.R., Doube J., Gadd L., Selkirk-Bell J.M., Selkirk P.M. (2009) Biology and population studies of two endemic Nematocera (orchid) species on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 143(2). 61-71;

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