Caladenia hastata

Caladenia hastata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Caladeniinae
Genus: Caladenia
Species: Caladenia hastata

Name

Caladenia hastata (Nicholls) Rupp, Vict. Naturalist 58: 197 (1942).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Caladenia patersonii var. hastata Nicholls, Vict. Naturalist 58: 115 (1941).
• Homotypic
  • Arachnorchis hastata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 394 (2001).
  • Calonema hastatum (Nicholls) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 18 (2001).
  • Calonemorchis hastata (Nicholls) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 140 (2001).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rupp, H.M.R. 1942. Victorian Naturalist; Journal and Magazine of the Field naturalist's Club of Victoria 58: 197.

Additional references

• Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. 2004. Robert Brown's Caladenia revisited, including a revision of its sister genera Cyanicula, Ericksonella and Pheladenia (Caladeniinae: Orchidaceae), Australian Systematic Botany 17(2): 171–240. DOI: 10.1071/SB03002 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caladenia hastata. Accessed: 2026 Jun 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Caladenia hastata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Caladenia hastata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Caladenia hastata. Accessed: 20 Jun 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Caladenia hastata. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Caladenia hastata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Mellblom's spider orchid

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