Orchidaceae Juss.
Praecoxanthus Hopper & A.P.Br.
, legitimate, scientific
[Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (June 2000), New genera , subgenera, combinations, and species in the Caladenia alliance (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Lindleyana 15(2)]:
124
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
P. aphyllus (Benth.) Hopper & A.P.Br. (Fig. 2).
[Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9)]:
411
[secondary reference]
[Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1]:
376
[secondary reference]
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
243
[secondary reference]
common name:
Leafless orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"early flower, alluding to the early flowering period of the single known species"
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
[Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3]:
697
[secondary reference]
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
211
[secondary reference]
common name:
Leafless Orchid
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
210
[secondary reference]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2]:
76
[secondary reference]
common name:
Leafless Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin praecox (developing early, bearing flowers before leaves) and -anthus (flower), in reference to the early flowering period."