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Caleana dixonii
Caleana dixonii, commonly known as the sandplain duck orchid is a rare species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single smooth leaf and a single greenish yellow and fawn-coloured flower. It is distinguished by its flattened labellum with calli only near the tip of the labellum and its preference for growing on sandplains.
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Description
Caleana dixonii has a single smooth, dull green to dull red leaf, 20–40 mm (0.8–2 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) wide. The leaf is usually withered by flowering time. Usually only one greenish-yellow and fawn-coloured flower, 20–25 mm (0.8–1 in) long and 12–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in) wide is borne on a flowering stem 130–180 mm (5–7 in) high. The dorsal sepal, lateral sepals and petals are narrow and hang downwards with the dorsal sepal pressed against the column which has broad wings, forming a bucket-like shape. About one-third of the outer part of the labellum is covered with glossy black glands or calli and the labellum has a flattened top. Flowering occurs from late October to early December.
Range & habitat
Caleana dixonii grows in sandy shrubland between Dongara and the Moore River National Park in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1429643.