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Caladenia robinsonii G.W.Carr, 1991

Frankston spider-orchid

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

 

Distribution

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Carr, G. W. (1991). New taxa in Caladenia R. Br., Chiloglottis R. Br. and Gastrodia R. Br. (Orchidaceae) from south eastern Australia. Miscellaneous Paper No. 1, Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association.

 

Other references:

Backhouse, G.N. and Jeanes, J.A. 1995. The Orchids of Victoria. The Meigunyah Press, Melbourne.

Bramwells, H., Backhouse, G., Musker, R., Walker, G. and Lester, K. (1999). Recovery Plan for the Frankston Spider-orchid Caladenia robinsonii G.W. Carr (Orchidaceae: Caladeniinae) 1998 - 2002. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Melbourne.

Briggs, J.D and Leigh, J.H. 1995. Rare or Threatened Australian Plants. 1995 Revised edition. CSIRO Publications, Melbourne.

DEECA [Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action]. (2023). Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List: June 2023. Published report by The State of Victoria Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Melbourne, Victoria.

Phillips, Ryan D., Bohman, Björn, Peakall, Rod and Reiter, Noushka. (2024). Sexual attraction with pollination during feeding behaviour: implications for transitions between specialized strategies. Annals of Botany 133(2): 273-286. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad178

Reiter, N. (2019). Pollination report on Caladenia robinsonii and Caladenia rosella for DELWP Port Phillip. Melbourne, Australia: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, unpublished report.

Threatened Species Scientific Committee. (2016). Conservation advice Caladenia robinsonii Frankston Spider Orchid. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Environment and Energy http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=24375

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.

 

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