Caladenia elegans

Caladenia elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Caladeniinae
Alliance: Caladenia
Genus: Caladenia
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Caladenia elegans
Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001[1]
Synonyms
  • Calonema elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 454 (2002).
  • Calonemorchis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 35 (2002).
  • Jonesiopsis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 181 (2003)

Caladenia elegans, the elegant spider-orchid, is an orchid species in the genus Caladenia. It is found in Western Australia. It is listed as threatened flora of Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Contributions to Western Australian orchidology: 2. New taxa and circumscriptions in Caladenia (spider, fairy and dragon orchids of Western Australia). SD Hopper and AP Brown - Nuytsia, 2001

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