Caladenia xantha
Primrose 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. xantha
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia xantha | |
Synonyms | |
Caladenia xantha, commonly known as the primrose 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 yellow flowers with a cream-coloured, brown-striped labellum.
Description
Caladenia xantha is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
Caladenia xantha was first formally described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Phillip Brown from a specimen collected near Katanning and the description was published in Nuytsia.[1] The specific epithet xanthos is an Ancient Greek word meaning "yellow", "yellowish-red", "orange" or "golden"[5] referring to the flower colour of this orchid.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The primrose spider orchid is mostly found between the
Conservation
Caladenia xantha is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Caladenia xantha". APNI. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ ISBN 9780980296457.
- ^ ISBN 9780646562322.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 872.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.