Caleana nigrita

Caleana nigrita

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 nigrita

Name

Caleana nigrita Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 54 (1839)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Paracaleana nigrita (Lindl.) Blaxell, Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 4: 283 (1972)
  • Sullivania nigrita (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 15: 36 (2005)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1839. Appendix to the first . . . A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. . . . 54.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caleana nigrita. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Caleana nigrita 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 nigrita. 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 nigrita. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Caleana nigrita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Small duck orchid

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