Goodeniaceae R.Br.
Lechenaultia orchestris K.A.Sheph. & Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Shepherd, K.A. & Hislop, M. (29 January 2020), Dancing Lechenaultia (Lechenaultia orchestris, Goodeniaceae), a new species with horticultural potential from southern Western Australia. Nuytsia 31: 15-18, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "West of Lake Tay, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 7 November 2017, K.A. Shepherd & J.A. Wege KS 1667 (holo: PERTH 08984859; iso AD, CANB, MEL)."
taxonomic synonym: Lechenaultia sp. Cascade (W.Archer 212122) [n/a] common name: Dancing Lechenaultia [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Greek orchestris (a dancer): the upper (adaxial) lobes of the flower are erect and incurved and are reminiscent of a flamenco dancer with arms upraised ..."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 13 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lechenaultia sp. Cascade (W.Archer 212122) [n/a]