Caladenia postea
Dark-tipped 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. postea
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia postea | |
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Caladenia postea, commonly known as the dark-tipped spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three small, pale creamy-white flowers. It has a relatively late flowering period compared to similar spider orchids.
Description
Caladenia postea is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
Caladenia postea was first described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Phillip Brown from a specimen collected in the Mundaring State Forest and the description was published in Nuytsia.[5][1] The specific epithet (postea) is a Latin word meaning "after", "behind" or "following"[6] referring to the late flowering period of this orchid.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The dark-tipped spider orchid is found in a few locations between
Conservation
Caladenia postea is classified as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife,[7] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only one or a few locations.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Caladenia postea". APNI. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ ISBN 9780980296457.
- ^ ISBN 9780646562322.
- ^ a b Hopper, Stephen; Brown, Andrew P. (2001). "Contributions to Western Australian orchidology: 2. New taxa and circumscriptions in Caladenia". Nuytsia. 14 (1/2): 268–269. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 73.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 6 March 2016.