Caladenia filifera
Blood spider orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | C. filifera
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia filifera | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Caladenia filifera, commonly known as the blood spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a relatively common orchid in its natural range, often forming clumps, and has a single hairy leaf and up to three blood-red flowers.
Description
Caladenia filifera is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
Caladenia filifera was first described by John Lindley in 1840 and the description was published in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[1][5] The specific epithet (filifera) is derived from the Latin word filum meaning "a thread"[6]: 798 and the suffix -fero meaning "to bear" or "to carry".[6]: 187
Distribution and habitat
The blood spider orchid occurs near
Conservation
Caladenia filifera is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Caladenia filifera". APNI. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ ISBN 9780980296457.
- ^ ISBN 9780646562322.
- ^ Lindley, John (1840). A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. London: James Ridgway. p. lii. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.