caladenia


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Noun1.caladenia - any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
genus Caladenia - terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia
Caladenia cairnsiana, zebra orchid - orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia
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When GW Carr described the Short Spider-orchid Caladenia brachyscapa as a Victorian endemic, he assessed it as possibly extinct' (1988, 442).
The Tasmanian records of the Short Spider-orchid Caladenia brachy-scapa G.W. Carr and of two closely related specimens
(2001), in that being close to an existing plant of the terrestrial orchid Caladenia arenicola could promote the germination of seeds of the same species in situ.
Impacts of host trees and sowing conditions on germination success and a simple ex situ approach to generate symbiotic seedlings of a rare epiphytic orchid endemic to Hainan Island, China
The four carers of PWD described in this case illustration were recruited by the manager of Caladenia Dementia Care in Melbourne and comprised one male spousal carer (Byron), one female spousal carer (Nyssa), one female daughter carer (Natalie), and one male son carer (Sean).
A theoretical framework and group therapeutic songwriting protocol designed to address burden of care, coping, identity, and wellbeing in caregivers of people living with dementia
(1995) acquired seedlings of two Caladenia species from seed in 10 wk on pre-inoculated potting mix (ex vitro germination), and noted that seed germination was absent in containers lacking mycorrhizal fungi and in potting mix that was not previously sterilized.
Mycorrhizal fungi from protocorms, seedlings and mature plants of the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid, Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindley: a comprehensive list to augment conservation
Found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and King and Cape Barren Islands, the tiny caladenia (Caladenia pusilla) is so named for its small flowers, often just eight millimetres across.
Desire for fire: how is it that the devastation of a wildfire can also trigger the flowering of a beguilingly beautiful orchid?
Ecological and genetic consequences of pollination by sexual deception in the orchid Caladenia tentactulata.
POLLEN CARRYOVER, GEITONOGAMY, AND THE EVOLUTION OF DECEPTIVE POLLINATION SYSTEMS IN ORCHIDS
Male thynnine wasps (Tiphiidae: Subfamily Thynninae) are the pollinators of some 70 species in the genera Arthrochilus, Caladenia, Chiloglottis, Drakaea, Spiculaea, and Paracaleana whereas other parasitic wasps, sawflies, and ants pollinate Cryptostylis and Calochilus, Paracaleana, and Leporella, respectively (Stoutamire 1983; Peakall et al.
Ecological and genetic consequences of pollination by sexual deception in the orchid Caladenia tentactulata
some species of Diuris, Caladenia, Eriochilus, Microtis and Lyperanthus (Dixon 1996).
Destructive effect of fire on terrestrial orchid populations at Warrandyte, Victoria
In one population of Caladenia gracilis s.l., insects removed a large proportion of pollinaria without leaving pollinia on stigmas (Tremblay, 2005) and no fruit was produced for an entire season.
What we think we know vs. what we need to know about orchid pollination and conservation: Cypripedium L. as a model lineage

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