Caladenia applanata is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three flowers. The species was first described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown and the description was published in Nuytsia.[2] In the same paper, Hopper and Brown described two subspecies:

Caladenia applanata
In Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
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. applanata
Binomial name
Caladenia applanata
Synonyms[1]
  • Arachnorchis applanata (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Caladenia applanata N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Caladenia applanata Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
  • Calonemorchis applanata (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Caladenia applanata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Caladenia applanata". APNI. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Caladenia applanata subsp. applanata". APNI. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 66. ISBN 1877069124.
  5. ^ a b Brown, Andrew; Dixon, Kingsley; French, Christopher; Brockman, Garry (2013). Field guide to the orchids of Western Australia : the definitive guide to the native orchids of Western Australia. Simon Nevill Publications. p. 98. ISBN 9780980348149.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Noel; Brown, Andrew (2011). Orchids of South-West Australia (3rd ed.). Gooseberry Hill: Noel Hoffman. p. 123. ISBN 9780646562322.
  7. ^ "Caladenia applanata subsp. erubescens". APNI. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 66–67. ISBN 1877069124.
  9. ^ Hoffman, Noel; Brown, Andrew (2011). Orchids of South-West Australia (3rd ed.). Gooseberry Hill: Noel Hoffman. p. 124. ISBN 9780646562322.