Orchidaceae Juss.
Diuris pulchella D.L.Jones
, legitimate, scientific
[Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2]:
61
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Western Australia; 13.5 km from Mt Ney, 33°23'S, 122°28'E, 9 August 1980, M.A.Clements 1876, (holo CBG, iso PERTH)."
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2]:
394
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beautiful Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised)]:
394
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beautiful Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
160
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beautiful donkey orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"beautiful, alluding to the attractively coloured flowers of the species"
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
468
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beautiful Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
[Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories]:
25, 128
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris sp. 'Esperance Coast'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris sp. 'Esperance Coast'
[n/a]
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
255-256
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beautiful Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1]:
264
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beautiful Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin pulchellus (beautiful), in reference to the exquisite flower colour."