Caladenia pumila R.S.Rogers (1922:152)
Dwarf spider-orchid
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Arachnorchis pumila (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. in Orchadian 13: 396 (2001); Phlebochilus pumilus (R.S.Rogers) Szlach. in Polish Bot. J. 46: 15 (2001)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1926 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:16)
Rediscovered in September 2009 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:16 [as 2009])
Still listed as Extinct by (Humphreys et al., 2019:SD1).
Distribution
Bannockburn area, Brisbane Ranges, Victoria, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rogers, R. S. (1922). Contributions to the Orchidology of Australia and New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 46: 148-159.
Other references:
ABC News (2009). 'Extinct' orchid rediscovered. [Online]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Available from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/08/2765220.htm
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Department of the Environment. (2015). Caladenia pumila in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:41:58 +1100.
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Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
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Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2020). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 339 pp.
Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2021). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 342 pp.
Silcock, Jen L., Field, Ashley R., Walsh, Neville G. and Fensham, Roderick J. (2019). To name those lost: assessing extinction likelihood in the Australian vascular flora. Oryx 54(2): 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318001357 [Supplementary Material]
Stephenson, A. W. (2013). Arachnorchis pumila: Back from Extinction. Orchid Conservation Coalition.
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.
http://www.orchidconservationcoalition.org/pr/apumila.html
http://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/dwarf_spider_orchid.php