Prasophyllum pallidum
Pale leek orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Subtribe: | Prasophyllinae |
Genus: | Prasophyllum |
Species: | P. pallidum
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Binomial name | |
Prasophyllum pallidum |
Prasophyllum pallidum, commonly known as the pale leek orchid, is a species of
Description
Prasophyllum pallidum is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
Prasophyllum pallidum was first formally described in 1930 by William Henry Nicholls and the description was published in The Victorian Naturalist from a specimen collected near Pomonal.[1][5] The specific epithet (pallidum) is a Latin word meaning "ashen", "pale" or "wan".[6] Specimens collected in Victoria as P. pallidum are now included in P. roseum.[7]
Distribution and habitat
The pale leek orchid mostly grows in grassy forest from the Flinders Ranges to the Mount Lofty Ranges.[2][3][4]
Conservation
Prasophyllum pallidum is listed "Vulnerable" under the Commonwealth Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) Act and under the South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[3][7]
References
- ^ a b "Prasophyllum pallidum". APNI. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ a b c "Approved conservation advice - Prasophyllum pallidum (pale leek-orchid)" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Prasophyllum pallidum". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Nicholls, William H. (1933). "Three species of the genus Prasophyllum". The Victorian Naturalist. 46 (1): 33–35. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 585.
- ^ a b "Prasophyllum pallidum". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- Data related to Prasophyllum pallidum at Wikispecies