Paracaleana dixonii Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Paracaleana dixonii
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Caleana dixonii; Sullivania dixonii
Common Name
Sandplain Duck Orchid
Complex Name
Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchids)
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:228-229, Fig. 12 (2006)
Distribution and Habitat
Gingin to south of Dongara, growing in deep sandy soils in shrublands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · · Oct Nov Dec
Description
A rare species 130–180 mm high with a broad, smooth leaf 20–40 mm long by 5–10 mm wide and one (rarely two) inverted, greenish-yellow and fawn flowers 9–13 mm across. The leaf is usually withered at the time of flowering.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from Brockman’s Duck Orchid (Paracaleana brockmanii) by its larger, paler coloured flowers and northerly distribution.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Threatened (Vulnerable)
Notes
Named in honour of WA Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group member(s): Kingsley Dixon
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