Orchidaceae Juss.
Caladenia melanema 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)]:
248-249, Figs 59, 60 (map)
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
south of Lake Grace, Western Australia, 12 August 1989, S.D. Hopper 7296 (holo: PERTH 01071122; iso: CBG).
[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)]:
455
[basionym]
basionym of:
Calonema melanemum (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)]:
38
[basionym]
basionym of:
Calonemorchis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (June 2003), Nomenclatural notes arising from studies into the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae): Jonesiopsis. The Orchadian 14(4)]:
182
[basionym]
basionym of:
Jonesiopsis melanema (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)]:
205
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema melanemum (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema melanemum (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
34
[secondary reference]
common name:
Ballerina orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"black thread, alluding to the black apices of the petals and sepals"
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
30
[secondary reference]
common name:
Ballerina 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]:
10, 126
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema melanemum (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia melanema N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia melanema N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia melanema Paczk. & A.R.Chapm.
nom. inval.
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
186
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis melanema (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
common name:
Ballerina Spider Orchid
[n/a]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1]:
84
[secondary reference]
common name:
Ballerina Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Greek melanos (black), in reference to the black, hemispherical hairs on the petals and sepals."