Orchidaceae Juss.
Caladenia x spectabilis Hopper & A.P.Br.
, legitimate, named hybrid
[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)]:
299-300, Fig. 77 (map)
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Munglinup River crossing on Rawlinson Rd, c. 20 km north-north-west of Munglinup, 33 33'S, 120 46'E, Western Australia, 24 September 1988, A.P.Brown 892 (holo: PERTH 01669575; iso: AD, CBG).
[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)]:
208
[secondary reference]
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"Caladenia flava x C. latifolia"
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
346
[secondary reference]
common name:
Spectacular spider orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"esteemed, worthy, excellent, alluding to the handsome flowers of this hybrid"
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
[Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30]:
8
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia rosea K.W.Dixon & Christenh.
legitimate
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
98
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia rosea K.W.Dixon & Christenh.
legitimate
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2]:
272
[secondary reference]
common name:
Spectacular Spider Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin spectatus (esteemed, worthy, excellent), in reference to the handsome flowers."