Caleana minor

Caleana minor

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Drakaeinae
Genus: Caleana
Species: Caleana minor

Name

Caleana minor R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 329 (1810)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Caleya minor (R.Br.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 385 (1826).
  • Paracaleana minor (R.Br.) Blaxell, Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 3: 281 (1972)
  • Sullivania minor (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 15: 36 (2005)
• Heterotypic
  • Caleya sullivanii F.Muell., Melbourne Chem. Druggist 1882: 44 (1882)
  • Caleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Pescott, Victorian Naturalist 43: 228 (1926)
  • Caleana nublingii Nicholls, Victorian Naturalist 48: 15 (1931)
  • Paracaleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Blaxell, Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 4: 282 (1972)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand New Zealand North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 329.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caleana minor. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Caleana minor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Caleana minor. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Caleana minor. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Caleana minor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Small duck orchid

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