Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima

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Cape spider orchid
Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima growing near Dunsborough
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. caesarea
Subspecies:
C. c. subsp. maritima
Trinomial name
Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima

Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima, commonly known as the cape spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family

Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single spreading, hairy leaf and up to three small mustard-coloured flowers with red stripes. It is only known from a small coastal area near Cape Leeuwin where it grows in clumps of ten or more.

C. caesarea subsp. maritima labellum
detail

Description

Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima is a

capsule containing a large number of seeds.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Mark Clements and Stephen Hopper raised it to species status.[7][8] In 2001 Hopper and Andrew Brown described three subspecies, including subspecies maritima and the descriptions were published in Nuytsia.[1] The epithet (maritima) is a Latin word meaning "of the sea",[9] referring to the "coastal habitat of this species".[2]

Distribution and habitat

Cape spider orchid occurs in the south-west corner of Western Australia between

biogeographic region where it grows in shallow soil on granite outcrops.[2][3][10][11] It is endemic to Meelup Regional Park.[12]

Conservation

Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima is classified as "endangered" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and as "rare flora" under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. An interim recovery plan has been prepared for this subspecies.[10][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima". APNI. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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  4. ^ "Caladenia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Caladenia filamentosa subsp. caesarea". APNI. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. ^ Domin, Karel (1912). "Flora of Western and North-Western Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 41: 251. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Caladenia caesarea". APNI. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ^ Clements, Mark Alwyn; Hopper, Stephen (1989). "Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae". Australian Orchid Research. 1: 21.
  9. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 689.
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    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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  11. ISBN 0646402439
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  12. ^ "Flora & Vegetation". Meelup Park. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  13. ^ Douglas, Craig; Liddelow, Janine. "Cape spider orchid (Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima) recovery plan" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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