Paracaleana granitica

Paracaleana granitica Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caleana granitica; Sullivania granitica

Granite Duck Orchid

Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:230-232, Fig. 16 (2006)

East and south-east of Jarrahdale, growing in shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops.

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A granite inhabiting species 40–70 mm high with a broad, smooth leaf 10–20 mm long by 4–6 mm wide and one (rarely two) inverted, greenish-yellow and red flowers 8–9 mm across.

The leaf is usually withered at the time of flowering. It occupies the same habitat as Slender-leaved Duck Orchid (Paracaleana gracilicordata) but is distinguished by its broader leaf, larger flowers and larger labellum which is held below the horizontal.

Priority One