Orchidaceae Juss.
Rhizanthella R.S.Rogers
, legitimate, scientific
[Rogers, R.S. (1930), A new genus of Australian orchid. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 15]:
1, t. I, II.
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Rhizanthella gardneri R.Rogers
[George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2)]:
192
[secondary reference]
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984), Orchids of South-West Australia]:
329
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground Orchid
[n/a]
[Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia]:
330-331
[secondary reference]
[Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3]:
362
[secondary reference]
[Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1]:
129
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Cryptanthemis Rupp
legitimate
[Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera]:
119
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Cryptanthemis Rupp
legitimate
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2]:
327
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground Orchids
[n/a]
[Bernhardt, P. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Rhizanthella. Flora of New South Wales 4]:
219
[secondary reference]
[Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1]:
175-176
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground Orchids
[n/a]
[Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2]:
175-176
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground Orchids
[n/a]
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
301
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground orchids
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"root flower, alluding to the underground flowering of species"
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
[Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3]:
736
[secondary reference]
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
387
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground Orchids
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Cryptanthemis Rupp
legitimate
[Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2019), Notes on Australasian orchids 5: Paraprasophyllum, a new genus in Prasophyllinae (Diurideae). Australian Orchid Review 84(5)]:
38
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Cryptanthemis Rupp
legitimate
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
402-404
[secondary reference]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2]:
202
[secondary reference]
common name:
Underground Orchids
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Greek rhiza (root) and -anthos (flowers), in referene to the flowers appearing to emanate directly from the roots."