Caleana major

Caleana major

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 major

Name

Caleana major R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 329 (1810)

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Caleya major (R.Br.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 204 (1813)

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 329.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 139 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Emonocot.org 2014. Caleana major in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Caleana major in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 20.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Caleana major. Published online. Accessed Nov. 20 2012.
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• The Plant List 2013. Caleana major in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 27.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Caleana major . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 20. Nov..

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

বাংলা: উড়ন্ত হাঁস অর্কিড
English: Flying duck orchid
français: Orchidée canard volant
中文: 飛鴨

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