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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caleana minor in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caleana minor in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Caleana minor. Published online. Accessed 24 November 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Caleana minor in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 24.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Caleana minor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 24.

Vernacular names

English: Small duck orchid

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