Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 324 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(D.) D. Paterson. v.s."

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 110-111 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 93, 100 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 376-377 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia testacea var. angustata (Lindl.) Ewart legitimate common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 25 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "`Tasmania, Port Dalrymple', Nov. 1804, R. Brown s.n. (lectotype specimen (a) BM! here designated)."

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. quadriseriata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia testacea var. angustata (Lindl.) Ewart legitimate

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 48-49 (map), Fig. 64, Plate 47 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate common name: musky spider-orchid [n/a] common name: Musky caladenia [n/a]

• Etymology: "The name gracilis (slender) refers to the habit of the plant."

Bernhardt, P. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Caladenia. Flora of New South Wales 4: 205-206 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 769-770, Fig. 153d-e [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 135, Plate 330 [secondary reference]

common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Caladenia in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 32-33, Fig. 2.7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. quadriseriata Benth. legitimate

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 78 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 108-109 common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

• Etymology: "graceful"

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 135, Plate 330 [secondary reference]

common name: Musky Caladenia [n/a]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 414 [basionym]

basionym of: Stegostyla gracilis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 18, 19, 27 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Stegostyla gracilis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate misapplication: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate by Lindley, J. (March 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 420

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): 207 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Stegostyla gracilis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Apparently misidentified by Ross (1989) since the taxon is not found in Queensland

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 193 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia carnea var. quadriseriata Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Stegostyla gracilis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate misapplication: Caladenia testacea R.Br. legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 324

Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016), Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia: [p. 66 of PDF] [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia moschata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 96 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia carnea var. quadriseriata Benth. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Caladenia cucullata Fitzg. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 111 doubtful misapplication: Caladenia dimorpha Fitzg. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 109-110

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, 105 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Stegostyla gracilis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Caladenia cucullata Fitzg. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 111 doubtful misapplication: Caladenia dimorpha Fitzg. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 109-110 misapplication: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 235 misapplication: Caladenia angustata Lindl. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 394

• APC Dist.: Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Caladenia moschata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 193

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Caladenia moschata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. legitimate by Bernhardt, P. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Caladenia. Flora of New South Wales 4: 205-206

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Caladenia moschata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. legitimate by Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 769-770, Fig. 153d-e

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 89 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Stegostyla gracilis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate common name: Pale Caps [n/a]

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