Paracaleana ferricola A.P.Br. & G.Brockman
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Paracaleana ferricola
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Paracaleana sp. 'laterite'; Sullivania ferricola
Common Name
Darling Range Duck Orchid
Complex Name
Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchids)
Originally Described by
Andrew Brown & Garry Brockman in Nuytsia 30:287-289, Fig. 1 (2019)
Distribution and Habitat
Kalamunda to Roleystone, growing in lateritic soils in open forests.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · · Oct Nov Dec
Description
A recently named species 50–100 mm high with a broad, smooth leaf 10–20 mm long by 5–8 mm wide and one (rarely two) inverted, greenish-yellow and red flowers 6–9 mm across. The leaf is usually withered at the time of flowering.
Distinguishing Features
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Priority Two
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