Hinged dragon orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | C. drakeoides
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia drakeoides | |
Synonyms | |
Drakonorchis drakeoides (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. |
Caladenia drakeoides, commonly known as the hinged dragon orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and a single greenish-yellow and red flower with a hinged labellum resembling a female thynnid wasp.