Paracaleana lyonsii Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Paracaleana lyonsii
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Caleana lyonsii; Sullivania lyonsii
Common Name
Midget Duck Orchid
Complex Name
Paracaleana lyonsii (Midget Duck Orchids)
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:219-221, Fig. 4 (2006)
Distribution and Habitat
East of Southern Cross to Nerren Nerren Station, growing in sandy soils in open woodlands and shrublands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·
Description
An inland species 60–250 mm high with a narrow, often laterally curved, smooth leaf 40–100 mm long by 5–8 mm wide and up to 10 inverted, small dull greenish-yellow and pale brownish-red flowers 4–5 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from all other WA Paracaleana species by its taller inflorescence, more numerous flowers and petals which bend backwards towards the ovary.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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