Caladenia reticulata

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Veined spider orchid
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Caladenia reticulata growing near the Grampians National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. reticulata
Binomial name
Caladenia reticulata
Synonyms [1]

Caladenia reticulata, commonly known as the veined spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria and South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single, hairy leaf and usually only one yellowish-green and red flower.

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Description

Caladenia reticulata is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy leaf, 70–120 mm (3–5 in) long, 3–7 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide. A single yellowish-green and red to wholly red flower is borne on a spike 100–300 mm (4–10 in) tall. The sepals have dark, narrow, club-like glandular tips 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long. The dorsal sepal is erect at its base but curves forward and is 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) long. The lateral sepals are 25–35 mm (0.98–1.4 in) long and 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) wide and spreading. The petals are slightly shorter and narrower than the lateral sepals and taper to narrow, thread-like tips. The labellum is red or yellowish-green with red markings and is 8–11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide. The sides of the labellum sometimes have teeth up to 1.3 mm (0.05 in) long and there are four or six rows of calli which are 1.3 mm (0.05 in) long near the base of the labellum but decreasing in size towards its tip. Flowering occurs from September to November. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia reticulata was first formally described in 1882 by Robert D. FitzGerald and the description was published in The Gardeners' Chronicle . [1] [5] The specific epithet (reticulata) is a Latin word meaning "netted" or "net-like". [6]

Distribution and habitat

The veined spider orchid is widespread but localised in Victoria near Stawell, Ararat, Horsham and Dunolly where it usually grows in open woodland. In South Australia it occurs in the Southern Lofty and Kangaroo Island bioregions, growing on forested slopes. [3] [4]

Conservation

Caladenia reticulata is listed as "vulnerable" in Victoria. [3]

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<i>Caladenia georgei</i> species of plant

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<i>Caladenia toxochila</i> species of plant

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<i>Caladenia valida</i> species of plant

Caladenia valida, commonly known as the robust spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single sparsely hairy leaf and up to three white to cream-coloured flowers which sometimes have red streaks. It is similar to Caladenia reticulata but is large and taller with more stiffly spreading lateral sepals and petals.

<i>Caladenia villosissima</i> species of plant

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caladenia reticulata" . Retrieved 15 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. pp. 74–75. ISBN   1877069124.
  3. 1 2 3 Jeanes, Jeffrey. "Caladenia reticulata". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria: Vicflora. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Caladenia reticulata". State Herbarium of South Australia: eflora SA. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. Fitzgerald, Robert D. (1882). "New Australian Orchids". The Gardeners' Chronicle. 17: 462. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 657.