Caladenia barbarossa
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| Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f. (1871)
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Caladenia barbarossa, commonly known as the common dragon orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south–west of Western Australia.
Description
Caladenia barbarossa is a common species of orchid in its range. It has a single leaf, 40–60 mm long and 5–10 mm wide. The flower stem is 100–300 mm and bears 1 or 2 flowers, each 25–40 mm x 20–30 mm, coloured cream to greenish yellow with red markings appearing from September to November.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The common dragon orchid is widespread and common, growing in sandy or clayey loams in moist situations in a wide range of habitats but especially Casuarina thickets and woodland on slopes and flats or near granite outcrops, swamps or streams.[1] It occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographical regions of Western Australia.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Caladenia barbarossa was first described by Reichenbach in 1871 in Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde, from a specimen collected by James Drummond in 1843 near the Swan River.[3] In a review of the genus Caladenia in 2004, C.barbarossa was renamed Drakonorchis barbarossa (Rchb.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.[4][5] The specific epithet (barbarossa) is derived from the Italian words barba = beard and rossa = red.[6]
References
- ^ a b Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 98–99. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ "Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f." FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Jstor global plants". Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Hopper, Stephen D.; Brown, Andrew 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): 171–240.
- ^ "Drakonorchis barbarossa R. Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ "barbarossa". wiktionary.
External links
Media related to Caladenia barbarossa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Caladenia barbarossa at Wikispecies
