Calochilus platychilus
| Calochilus platychilus | |
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| Calochilus platychilus growing on Black Mountain in the A.C.T. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Calochilus |
| Species: | C. platychilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Calochilus platychilus | |
Calochilus platychilus is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It was first formally described in 2008 by David Jones and the description was published in The Orchadian from a specimen collected on Black Mountain in the A.C.T.[1] The specific epithet (platychilus) is derived from the Ancient Greek words πλατύς (platús) meaning “flat”[2]: 167 and cheilos meaning "lip".[2]: 486
References[]
- ^ a b "Calochilus platychilus". APNI. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Calochilus
- Plants described in 2008
- Endemic orchids of Australia
- Orchids of New South Wales
- Orchids of the Australian Capital Territory
- Orchidoideae stubs