Caladenia dilatata

Green-comb spider-orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. dilatata
Binomial name
Caladenia dilatata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Arachnorchis dilatata (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
    • Caladenia corynepetala D.L.Jones
    • Caladenia dilatata R.Br. subsp. dilatata
    • Caladenia dilatata R.Br. var. dilatata
    • Caladenia patersonii var. dilatata (R.Br.) Benth.
    • Caladenia simulans G.W.Carr
    • Caladenia sp. aff. tentaculata (Southern coastal)
    • Calonema corynepetala Szlach. orth. var.
    • Calonema corynepetalum (D.L.Jones) Szlach.
    • Calonema dilatata Szlach. orth. var.
    • Calonema dilatatum (R.Br.) Szlach.
    • Calonemorchis corynepetala (D.L.Jones) Szlach.
    • Calonemorchis dilatata (R.Br.) Szlach.

Caladenia dilatata, commonly known as the green-comb spider-orchid[2] and as koolin by Aboriginal people of the Coranderrk area,[3] is species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single leaf and a single yellowish-green flower with reddish stripes and occurs in Victoria South Australia and Tasmania. It is similar to C. necrophylla which occurs in south-east South Australia and to C. concinna from southern New South Wales.

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia dilatata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Caladenia dilatata". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ De Angelis, David. "Aboriginal Use Plants of the Greater Melbourne Area" (PDF). Victorian Volcanic Plains Conservation Management News. Retrieved 11 November 2021.