Lindley, J. (March 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 421 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Tasmania, ad Circular head, ... Gunn, 907."

Reichenbach, H.G. (1871), Bemerkungen fur eine australische orchideenkunde. Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde: 66 [basionym]

basionym of: Caladenia patersonii var. pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 205 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia patersonii R.Br. legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 869 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 104 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 128 [secondary reference]

common name: Summer Spider Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 29 [secondary reference]

• Type: "... Oct.-Nov. 1837, R. Gunn 907 (holo K-L!, iso E! FI! L! MO! NSW! P! SING!)."

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 785 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Caladenia flavovirens G.W.Carr legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 869

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 785 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Caladenia aestiva D.L.Jones legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 869

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Caladenia in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 36-37 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. rosea Rupp nom. inval.

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 83 [secondary reference]

common name: Rosy Spider Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "pale (flower)"

Szlachetko, D.L. (28 February 2001), Genera et species Orchidalium. 1. Polish Botanical Journal 46(1): 18 [basionym]

basionym of: Calonema pallidum (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate

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): 395 [basionym]

basionym of: Arachnorchis pallida (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Szlachetko, D.L. (July 2002), Nomenclatural adjustments in the Thelymitroideae (Orchidaceae). Polish Botanical Journal 46(2): 141 [basionym]

basionym of: Calonemorchis pallida (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Caladenia flavovirens G.W.Carr legitimate by Lindley, J. (March 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 421

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

misapplied to: Caladenia aestiva D.L.Jones legitimate by Lindley, J. (March 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 421

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): 196 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis pallida (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calonema pallidum (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calonemorchis pallida (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis pallida (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. rosea Rupp nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Tas

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: Arachnorchis pallida (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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: 10, 105 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia patersoni var. pallida Rchb.f. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calonema pallida Szlach. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Calonema pallidum (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis pallida (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calonemorchis pallida (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. rosea Rupp nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Tas

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

pro parte misapplied to: Caladenia flavovirens G.W.Carr legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 869

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

pro parte misapplied to: Caladenia aestiva D.L.Jones legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 869

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 126 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia patersonii var. pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis pallida (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calonemorchis pallida (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate common name: Rosy Spider Orchid [n/a]

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