Caladenia corynephora, commonly known as the club-lipped spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and one or two greenish-yellow and red flowers which have a labellum with a club-like tip. It is the only Western Australian caladenia with a clubbed labellum.
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| In Mount Frankland South National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Caladenia |
| Species: | C. corynephora
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| Binomial name | |
| Caladenia corynephora | |
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Description
editCaladenia corynephora is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, hairy leaf 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long and 8–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide. One or two flowers 6–7 cm (2–3 in) long and 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) wide are borne on a spike 25–45 cm (10–20 in) high. The dorsal sepal is erect and the lateral sepals and petals are downswept, greenish-yellow with red stripes along their centres and their tips are covered with glandular hairs. The labellum is greenish-yellow with a club-shaped, red tip and a fringe of very long, narrow segments. The centre line of the labellum has four or more rows of red calli. Flowering occurs between late November and early February.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editCaladenia corynephora was first formally described in 1971 by Alex George from a specimen collected on the banks of the Donnelly River near Pemberton. The description was published in Nuytsia.[4] The specific epithet (corynephora) is derived from the Ancient Greek words koryne meaning "club or "mace"[5]: 213 and phero meaning "to bear" or "to carry",[5]: 187 referring to the clubbed labellum of this species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe club-lipped spider orchid grows in habitats including winter-wet swamps, on granite outcrops and in karri forest between Albany and Margaret River in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions.[2][3][6][7]
Conservation
editCaladenia corynephora is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Caladenia corynephora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Brown, Andrew; Dixon, Kingsley; French, Christopher; Brockman, Garry (2013). Field guide to the orchids of Western Australia : the definitive guide to the native orchids of Western Australia. Simon Nevill Publications. p. 126. ISBN 9780980348149.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Noel; Brown, Andrew (2011). Orchids of South-West Australia (3rd ed.). Gooseberry Hill: Noel Hoffman. p. 151. ISBN 9780646562322.
- ^ "Caladenia corynephora". APNI. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ a b Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- ^ a b "Caladenia corynephora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 77. ISBN 0646402439.