Caladenia picta

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Painted fingers
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Caladenia picta in Blue Gum Forest, Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. phaeoclavia
Binomial name
Caladenia phaeoclavia
Synonyms [1]

Caladenia picta, commonly known as painted fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single, sparsely hairy leaf and a single white or pink flower with a greenish-white back. Unlike many other caladenias, it flowers in autumn.

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Description

Caladenia picta is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, sparsely hairy, linear leaf, 60–120 mm (2–5 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in). A single flower 20–25 mm (0.8–1 in) long and 25–30 mm (0.98–1.2 in) wide is borne on a stalk 80–150 mm (3–6 in) tall. The sepals and petals are white to pink on the front, greenish-white on the back and spread fan-like. The dorsal sepal is erect or slightly curved forward, 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide. The lateral sepals are 18–23 mm (0.7–0.9 in) long, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide and the petals are 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) long and 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) wide. The labellum is 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide and usually white with pink margins. The sides of the labellum curve up strongly and the tip curls downwards, and is orange-yellow with narrow teeth on the edge. There are two rows of calli with clubbed heads in the centre of the labellum. Flowering occurs from April to June. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

This caladenia was first described in 1931 by William Nicholls who gave it the name Caladenia alba var. picta and published the description in The Victorian Naturalist. [4] In 1989 Mark Clements raised the variety to species status and published the change in Australian Orchid Research. [1] [5] The specific epithet (picta) is a Latin word meaning "painted". [6]

Distribution and habitat

Painted fingers is found in coastal districts of New South Wales, south from the Newcastle where it grows in eucalyptus woodland or forest.

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<i>Caladenia septuosa</i> Species of orchid

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<i>Caladenia valida</i> Species of orchid

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<i>Caladenia villosissima</i> Species of orchid

Caladenia villosissima, commonly known as the hairy spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria. It is a ground orchid with a single densely hairy leaf and a single pale green flower with red stripes along the sepals and petals. It is a poorly known species and there is insufficient information about its distribution and abundance to determine whether or not it is endangered.

<i>Caladenia pygmaea</i> Species of orchid

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caladenia picta". APNI. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 39. ISBN   1877069124.
  3. Bernhardt, Peter. "Caladenia picta". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney: plantnet. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. "Caladenia alba var. picta". APNI. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. Clements, Mark Alwyn; Jones, David L. (ed.) (1989). "Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae". Australian Orchid Research. 1: 29.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 606.