Paracaleana triens Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Paracaleana triens
Click/tap on images to enlarge
Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Caleana triens; Sullivania triens
Common Name
Broad-billed Duck Orchid
Complex Name
Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchids)
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:240-242, Fig. 27 (2006)
Distribution and Habitat
Dandaragan to Esperance, growing in deep sandy soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct · ·
Description
A distinctive species 60–140 mm high with a broad, smooth leaf 15–30 mm long by 5–10 mm wide and one (rarely two) inverted, greenish-yellow and red flowers 8–10 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from Brockman’s Duck Orchid (Paracaleana brockmanii) by its fresh rather than shrivelled leaf when flowering, smaller flowers and earlier flowering period.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
Copyright © 2024. WANOSCG All rights reserved. (ver: April 2024)
Web edition hosted at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/wa-orchids/