Paracaleana gracilicordata Hopper & A.P.Br. 2006 Photo by © Jean & Fred Hort and their The Flickr Orchid Photo Website

Common Name The Thin Heart-Shaped Paracaleana [refers to the labellum] - In Australia Little Duck Orchid

Flower Size .6 to .8" [1.2 to 1.6 cm]

Found in southwest Western Australia in open areas around low lying winter wet sites in sandy soil at elevations of 20 to 300 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single, green on both surfaces, terete leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 2.4 to 4" [6 to 10 cm] long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Sullivania linearifolia photo fide

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