Caladenia speciosa

Caladenia speciosa

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 speciosa

Name

Caladenia speciosa Hopper & A.P.Br., Nuytsia 14: 145 (2001)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Arachnorchis speciosa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 453 (2002)
  • Calonemorchis speciosa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk., Richardiana 3: 96 (2003)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Western Australia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. 2001. Nuytsia 14: 145.

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. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caladenia speciosa. Accessed: 2021 Jul 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Caladenia speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Caladenia speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Caladenia speciosa. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Caladenia speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jul 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Caladenia speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Sandplain white spider orchid

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