Orchidaceae
Potato orchid
Gastrodia cunninghamii
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Gastrodia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Potato orchid, Black orchid, Black potato orchid, Hūperei, Perei
- Māori
- Perei, Hūperei
Synonyms
- Gastrodia antennifera Blume
- Gastrodia leucopetala Colenso
Photos
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Edmundson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.