Caleana minor
2 Small Duck Orchid at Aranda, ACT
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| Caleana minor | MichaelBedingfield | 17 Apr 2022 |
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25 Nov 2021
Name has just been changed to Sullivania minor.
Mark A. Clements & David L. Jones / Notes on Australasian Orchidaceae 7: updates on the nomenclature of Sullivania (Diurideae: Drakaeinae)
Lankesteriana
Effective date of publication online: 19 November 2021
doi: 10.15517/lank.v21i3.49025
Mark A. Clements & David L. Jones / Notes on Australasian Orchidaceae 7: updates on the nomenclature of Sullivania (Diurideae: Drakaeinae)
Lankesteriana
Effective date of publication online: 19 November 2021
doi: 10.15517/lank.v21i3.49025
15 Apr 2022
Hi @MattM. We have 2 sightings of Paracaleana minor, 86 for Caleana minor. These need to be merged, but also apparently renamed to Sullivania minor. What do you think?
15 Apr 2022
@michaelb As orchid taxonomy is always in a state of flux I never know what to call half our orchids these days. While MAC and DLJ now recognise it as Sullivania minor, PlantNet (and likely everyone else) recognises it as Caleana minor; perhaps more so out of frustration and not being able to keep up with the changes. I don’t know what our stance is on CNM re current names, but I would be inclined to just call it Caleana minor as that would cause the least confusion amongst the greatest number of people.
17 Apr 2022
Thanks Matt. I notice that the ALA calls it Caleana minor too, so your suggestion is a sensible approach.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- AJB Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Caleana minor Scientific name
- Small Duck Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 850.41m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Paracaleana minor Caleana minor
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In flower
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