Pheladenia

blue fairy orchid
Pheladenia deformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchisoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Subtribe:	Caladeniinae
Genus:	Pheladenia D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Species:	P. deformis
Binomial name
Pheladenia deformis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Synonyms[1]
Caladenia deformis R. Br. Cyanicula deformis (R.Br.) Hopper & A.P.Br. Pentisea deformis (R.Br.) Szlach. Caladenia unguiculata Lindl. Caladenia barbata Lindl. Caladenia deformis var. albiflora Benth. Caladenia deformis var. alba Guilf.

Pheladenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.^[2] The sole species is Pheladenia deformis, the blue fairy orchid,^[3] endemic to Australia.^[1]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Jones, David Lloyd & Clements, Mark Alvin. 2001. Orchadian 13: 411
3. C.Hookman, Pheladenia deformis - Blue Fairy Orchid

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• Florabase, Western Australian Flora, Pheladenia deformis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
• Esperance wildflowers, Blue Fairies - Pheladenia deformis
• Atlas of Living Australia, Pheladenia D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Blue Fairy Orchid
• Binalong Bungalows, Your Gateway to the Bay of Fires (Bingalong Bay, Tasmania), Pheladenia Deformis – Blue Fairies
• Retired Aussies, Pheladenia deformis, Bluebeard Caladenia, Blue Fairies