Caleana alcockii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Drakaeinae
Genus: Caleana
Species: Caleana alcockii

Name

Caleana alcockii (Hopper & A.P.Br.) M.A.Clem., Austral. Syst. Bot. 27: 15 (2014)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Paracaleana alcockii Hopper & A.P.Br., Austral. Syst. Bot. 19: 222 (2006)

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

• Clements, M.A. 2014. Australian Systematic Botany. East Melbourne, Vic. 27: 15.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caleana alcockii. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Caleana alcockii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Caleana alcockii. 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 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Caleana alcockii. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Caleana alcockii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Alcock's duck orchid