Orchidaceae Juss.
Eriochilus helonomos Hopper & A.P.Br.
, legitimate, scientific
[Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (20 December 2006), Contributions to Western Australian orchidology: 3. new and reinstated taxa in Eriochilus. Nuytsia 16(1)]:
45-46, Fig. 4C (map)
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
2.8 km W along South-Western Hwy from T-junction with Lower Denmark Rd, c. 10 km E of Denmark, 34 57'S, 117 28'E, 4 May 1989, S.D. Hopper 7164 (holo: PERTH 1751484; iso: AD, CBG, K).
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
202
[secondary reference]
common name:
Swamp bunny orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"swamp, alluding to the habitat of the species"
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
229
[secondary reference]
common name:
Swamp Bunny 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]:
27, 129
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Eriochilus helonomos N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Eriochilus helonomos N.Hoffman & A.P.Br.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Eriochilus helonomos Paczk. & A.R.Chapm.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Eriochilus helonomos J.R.Wheeler, N.G.Marchant & M.Lewington
nom. inval.
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
203
[secondary reference]
common name:
Swamp Bunny Orchid
[n/a]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2]:
20
[secondary reference]
common name:
Swamp Bunny Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Greek helos (marsh, swamp) and -nomos (a place of living), in reference to the preferred habitat of the species."