Orchidaceae Juss.
Caladenia elegans 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)]:
221-224, Figs 51 (map), 52
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
west-north-west of Northampton, Western Australia, 24 August 1983, S.D. Hopper 3347 (holo: PERTH 00270733; 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)]:
454
[basionym]
basionym of:
Calonema elegans (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)]:
35
[basionym]
basionym of:
Calonemorchis elegans (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)]:
181
[basionym]
basionym of:
Jonesiopsis elegans (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 elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia sp. 9 (Northampton)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia sp. (Muir) S.D.Hopper 3521
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia elegans N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
50
[secondary reference]
common name:
Elegant spider orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"elegant, alluding to the attractive flowers"
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
69
[secondary reference]
common name:
Elegant Spider 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]:
8, 124
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonema elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia sp. (Northampton) S.D.Hopper 3347
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia sp. 9 (Northampton)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia elegans N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia elegans N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia elegans Anon.
nom. inval., nom. nud.
taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia elegans Paczk. & A.R.Chapm.
nom. inval.
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Caladenia sp. Muir (S.D.Hopper 3521)
[n/a]
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
175
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Calonemorchis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Jonesiopsis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
legitimate
common name:
Elegant Spider Orchid
[n/a]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1]:
102
[secondary reference]
common name:
Elegant Spider Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin elegans (elegant), i n reference to the attractive flowers.