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Microtis unifolia
Also called Maikaika
Microtis unifolia, commonly known as the common onion orchid, 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.
Microtis unifolia occurs in a wide range of habitats from swamps to rocky outcrops in semi-arid areas. It is common in disturbed areas such as pine plantations, and in New Zealand it grows in lawns in urban areas and even in mossy crevices in old buildings. It is a variable species and similarities with other Microtis species leads to confusion as to its range but it is recognised as occurring in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria as well as on both main islands and many of the smaller islands of New Zealand. Its range also extends to New Caledonia, Polynesia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and China.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microtis unifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
