Prasophyllum suttonii R.S.Rogers & B.Rees (1912:112)
Buffalo leek-orchid, Mauve Leek-orchid (as Prasophyllum suttonii)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Paraprasophyllum suttonii (R.S.Rogers & B.Rees) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones in Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(5): 37 (2019); Prasophyllum alpestre D.L.Jones in Austral. Orchid Res. 3: 98 (1998); Paraprasophyllum alpestre (D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones in Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(5): 33 (2019)
Conservation Status
Last (and only) record: December 1902 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:1 [as 1902])
Taxonomically rediscovered (Kuiter, 2017; POWO, 2023)
Distribution
Mt Buffalo Plateau, Victoria, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Kuiter, R. H. (2017). Taxonomic status of the Mauve Leek-orchid Prasophyllum suttonii Rogers & Rees, 1912 (Orchidaceae). Aquatic Photographics Short Paper 2: 1-8.
POWO. (2023). Prasophyllum suttonii R.S.Rogers & B.Rees. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 4 December 2023]
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]