Table Of ContentContribution
New combinations in the terrestrial orchid genera
Caladenia R.Br. and Pterostylis R.Br. (Orchidaceae)
forVictoria,Australia
GaryN Backhouse
DepartmentofSustainabilityandEnvironment,BiodiversityandEcosystemServicesDivision,
8NicholsonStreet,EastMelbourne3002
[email protected]
Abstract
Newcombinationsaremade intheterrestrialorchidgeneraCaladeniaR.Br.andPterostylis R.Br.to
accommodate new species described in genera not presently recognised in Victoria. (The Victorian
Naturalist124(2),2007, 123-124)
Introduction
There have been many changes to the tax- those taxa occurring in Victoria. These
onomy of Australian orchids in recent combinationsaremadeso avalidnamecan
years, at both the genus and species level. be included in thecensusofvascularplants
Over 90 new taxa were described in 2006 of Victoria maintained by the National
alone (Jones 2006a; 2006b; Jones and Herbarium ofVictoria, and are central to
Clements 2006; Jones and Rouse 2006; the nomenclature adopted by botanists and
Jones et al. 2006). Some ofthis taxonomy legislativeauthoritiesinthisState.
has been controversial, with significant dif-
Acknowledgements
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resulted in new segregate genera proposed sions on the rationale for making these new
in Caladenia R.Br. sens. lat. (Jones et al. combinations, and Neville Walsh, National
2001) and Pterostylis R.Br. sens. lat. (Jones Herbarium of Victoria, for comments and
and Clements 2002) being disputed checkingthenewcombinations.
(Hopper and Brown 2004a; Hopper and
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Contribution
New combinations
Caladeniaampla(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym:Arachnorchisampla D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch 5: 50(2006)
Caladeniaancylosa(D.L. Jones) G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Arachnorchisancylosa D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5:51 (2006)
Caladeniaclavescens(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Arachnorchis clavescens D.L. Jones, Australian Orchid Research 5: 53
(2006)
Caladeniacremna(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym: Arachnorchiscremna D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 53 (2006)
Caladeniacretacea(D.L. Jones) G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym:Arachnorchiscretacea D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch 5: 58 (2006)
Caladeniadouglasiorum(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Arachnorchis douglasiorum D.L. Jones, Australian Orchid Research 5: 62
(2006)
Caladeniagrampiana(D.L. Jones) G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym: Arachnorchis grampiana D.L. Jones, Australian Orchid Research 5' 62
(2006)
Caladeniaoreophila(D.L. Jones) G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym:Arachnorchisoreophila D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 55 (2006)
Caladeniaosmera(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Arachnorchisosmera D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 56 (2006)
Caladeniapeisleyi(D.L. Jones) G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym:Arachnorchispeisleyi D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch 5: 57(2006)
Pterostyliscrassa(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym: Bunochiluscrassus D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 127 (2006)
Pterostylisdiminuta(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Bunochilusdiminutus D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 120(2006)
Pterostylisloganii(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Bunochilus loganiiD.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 1 19(2006)
Pterostylismacilenta(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym: Bunochilusmacilentus D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch5: 117 (2006)
Pterostylismontana(D.L. Jones) G.N. Backh., comb. nov.
Basionym: Bunochilusmontanus D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch 5: 1 18 (2006)
Pterostylisprasina(D.L. Jones)G.N. Backh.,comb. nov.
Basionym: Bunochilusprasinus D.L. Jones,Australian OrchidResearch 5: 133 (2006)
Received1February2007;accepted12April2007
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