Orchidaceae Juss.
Caladenia dimidia Hopper & A.P.Br.
, legitimate, scientific
[Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (21 September 2001), Contributions to Western Australian orchidology: 2. New taxa and circumscriptions in Caladenia. Nuytsia 14(1/2)]:
213-215, Figs 47 (map), 48
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Jackson Rock, c. 100 km south-east of Hyden, 32 49'S, 119 51'E, Western Australia, 31 August 1986, S.D. Hopper 5360 (holo: PERTH 01196634).
[Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.S., Mackenzie, A.M. & Molloy, B.P.J. (January 2002), Nomenclatural notes arising from studies into the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(10)]:
454
[basionym]
basionym of:
Calonema dimidium (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (September 2002), Nomenclatural notes arising from studies in the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae): Calonemorchis. The Orchadian 14(1)]:
34
[basionym]
basionym of:
Calonemorchis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
nom. superfl.
[Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (June 2003), Nomenclatural notes arising from studies into the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae): Jonesiopsis. The Orchadian 14(4)]:
181
[basionym]
basionym of:
Jonesiopsis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (29 April 2004), Robert Brown's Caladenia revisited, including a revision of its sister genera Cyanicula, Ericksonella and Pheladenia (Caladeniinae: Orchidaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 17(2)]:
203
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema dimidium (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
48
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chameleon orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"half, alluding to the intermediate labellum size"
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
63
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chameleon 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]:
7, 124
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema dimidium (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia dimidia N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia dimidia N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia dimidia Paczk. & A.R.Chapm.
nom. inval.
pro parte misapplication:
Caladenia filamentosa R.Br.
legitimate
by [Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis]: 24
pro parte misapplication:
Caladenia filamentosa R.Br.
legitimate
by [Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia]: 23
pro parte misapplication:
Caladenia filamentosa R.Br.
legitimate
by [Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2]: 54
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
174-175
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis dimidia (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
common name:
Chameleon Spider Orchid
[n/a]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1]:
80
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chameleon Spider Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin dimidius (half), in reference to the intermediate size of the labellum compared to related species."