Cyanicula amplexans

Dainty blue china orchid
Caladenia amplexans growing near Burracoppin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Cyanicula
Species:
C. amplexans
Binomial name
Cyanicula amplexans
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladenia amplexans A.S.George
  • Caladenia sp.
  • Cyanicula amplexans N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Cyanicula amplexans N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Cyanicula amplexans Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
  • Cyanicula caerulea subsp. apertala N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Pentisea amplexans (A.S.George) Szlach.

Cyanicula amplexans, commonly known as the dainty blue china orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a relatively broad leaf and one or two pale blue and white flowers. It is distinguished from the other two similar blue orchids by the sides of the labellum which curve over the column and almost touch. This species also has a more inland distribution than C. aperta and C. sericea.

  1. ^ a b "Cyanicula amplexans". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 October 2023.