Caleana minor

Small duck orchid

Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caleana
Species:
C. minor
Binomial name
Caleana minor
Synonyms[2]
  • Paracaleana minor (R.Br.) Blaxell
  • Caleya minor (R.Br.) Sweet
  • Paracaleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Blaxell
  • Caleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Pescott
  • Caleya sullivanii F.Muell.
  • Sullivania minor (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caleana minor, commonly known as the small duck orchid[3] or flying duck orchid,[4] is a species of orchid native to eastern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand. It has a single reddish brown, grass-like leaf and up to four yellowish to reddish flowers on a wiry flowering stem. The sepals and petals are directed downwards near the broad column wings and the labellum is directed upwards and covered with warty glands.

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  2. ^ "Caleana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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