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Caladenia curtisepala D.L.Jones
Family Orchidaceae
Caladenia curtisepala D.L.Jones APNI*

Synonyms: Petalochilus curtisepalus (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. APNI*

Description: Terrestrial herb.

Leaf linear, to 12.5 cm long and 3 mm wide, and sparsely hairy.

Inflorescence to 12 cm high, 1-flowered. Sepals and lateral petals to 1.6 cm long, the outer surfaces with many glandular hairs, reddish brown, the inner surfaces white to cream or pale pink; dorsal sepal weakly erect to curving over column, narrower and up to 3 mm shorter than the broadening lateral sepals. Labellum ± kidney-shaped, 6–7 mm long, 7–8 mm wide, deeply 3-lobed, white with red bands; lateral lobes entire or slightly sinuous; midlobe small and acute, the margins bearing 2 prominent basal calli and a few stalked teeth with prominent yellow heads. Central calli in 2 rows with smooth stalks and clubbed, yellowish heads becoming shorter towards midlobe base. Column with reddish bands and rounded wings; basal glands absent.


Flowering: August–September

Distribution and occurrence: Restricted to dry sclerophyll forest on Hawkesbury sandstone.
NSW subdivisions: CC
AVH map***

Text by P. Bernhardt
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)


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