Orchidaceae Juss.
Pterostylis scitula D.L.Jones & C.J.French
, legitimate, scientific
[Jones, D.L. & French, C.J. (2015), New species in the Pterostylis nana R.Br. complex (Orchidaceae) from Western Australia - 4. Australian Orchid Review 80(2)]:
41-44
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Western Australia. Parking Bay, Moora Town limits, road to Walebine, 29 Aug. 1993, C.J.French (D.L.Jones 11950) (holo CANB: iso AD, MEL, NSW, PERTH).
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'elegant snail orchid'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. elegant snail orchid (G.Brockman GBB 1194)
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The Latin scitulus, pretty, elegant, neat, in reference to the neat, elegant flowers."
[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]:
40, 132
[secondary reference]
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27]:
14
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. elegant snail orchid (G.Brockman GBB 1194)
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'elegant snail orchid'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. elegant snail orchid (G.Brockman GBB 1194)
[n/a]
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
503
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Diplodium scitulum D.L.Jones
nom. inval.
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2]:
164
[secondary reference]
common name:
Elegant Snail Orchid
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin scitulus (pretty, elegnt, neat), in reference to the neat, elegant flowers."