Paracaleana brockmanii

Paracaleana brockmanii Hopper & A.P.Br.

Paracaleana sp. 'Mt Cooke'; Paracaleana sp. Darling Range; Caleana brockmanii; Sullivania brockmanii

Brockman's Duck Orchid

Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:223-225, Fig. 8 (2006)

Roleystone to east of Mt Cooke and east of Margaret River to Albany, growing in sandy or lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.

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A late flowering species 60–140 mm high with a broad, smooth leaf 15–30 mm long by 7–10 mm wide and one (rarely two) inverted, greenish-yellow and red flowers 8–11 mm across. The leaf is usually withered at the time of flowering.

It is distinguished from the related Sandplain Duck Orchid (Paracaleana dixonii) by its smaller, darker coloured flowers and southerly distribution. From Little Duck Orchid (P. disjuncta) it is distinguished by its larger flowers.

Not Listed

Named in honour of WA Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group member(s): Garry Brockman