Caladenia sp. nov. ‘Finnis’
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Caladenia species ‘Finnis’ [used by Backhouse et al., 2016, 2019]
"the photo of this taxon in Bates (2011) suggests it was probably a hybrid, perhaps involving Caladenia cardiochila and Caladenia parva"
(Backhouse et al., 2016:13,94, 2019:16,101)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Backhouse et al., 2016:13,94, 2019:101 [as "probably extinct"])
Distribution & Habitat
South Australia, Australia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Backhouse, Gary N., Bates, Robert J., Brown, Andrew P. and Copeland, Lachlan M. (2016). Checklist of the Orchids of Australia Including its Island Territories. Version 1. Unpublished. 139 pp.
Backhouse, Gary N., Bates, Robert J., Brown, Andrew P. and Copeland, Lachlan M. (2019). Checklist of the Orchids of Australia Including its Island Territories, second edition. Melbourne. 148 pp.
Bates, R. J. (2011). South Australia’s Native Orchids. Adelaide: Native Orchid Society of South Australia Inc.