Caladenia latifolia

Caladenia latifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Caladeniinae
Genus: Caladenia
Species: Caladenia latifolia

Name

Caladenia latifolia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 324 (1810).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Caladeniastrum latifolium (R.Br.) Szlach., Ann. Bot. Fenn. 40: 144 (2003).
• Heterotypic
  • Caladenia elongata Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 52 (1839).
  • Caladenia mollis Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 51 (1839).
  • Caladenia latifolia var. alba Guilf., Austral. Pl. Parks: 89 (1911).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales (doubtful), South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 324.

Additional references

• Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. 2004. Robert Brown's Caladenia revisited, including a revision of its sister genera Cyanicula, Ericksonella and Pheladenia (Caladeniinae: Orchidaceae), Australian Systematic Botany 17(2): 171 - 240. DOI: 10.1071/SB03002 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caladenia latifolia. Accessed: 2023 Oct 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Caladenia latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Caladenia latifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Caladenia latifolia. Accessed: 8 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Caladenia latifolia. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Caladenia latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Pink fairy orchid

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