Australian Orchid Name Index - Australian National Botanic Gardens

Mesodactylis Wallich, P. As. Rar. 1: 74 (1830), nom. nud.
Niemeyera F.Muell., Fragm. 6: 96 (1867). Type species: Niemeyera
stylidioides F.Muell.
Apostasia stylidioides (F.Muell.) Rchb.f., Flora 55: 278 (1872).
Basionym: Niemeyera stylidioides F.Muell., Fragm. 6: 96 (1867); Type: ‘In
rivulos silvarum circum sinum Rockingham’s Bay’, 1867, J.Dallachy s.n.
(lecto MEL!; isolecto K!, W).
[Apostasia wallichii auct. non R.Br.:deVogel, Blumea 17: 313-350 (1969).]
Dist: Qks, Qkn, Qco.
Apostasia wallichii auct. non R.Br.:deVogel = Apostasia stylidioides
APPENDICULA
Appendicula Blume, Bijdr. 297 (20 Sep.-7 Dec 1825). Type species: Appendicula
alba Blume, fide (Hallé 1977).
Appendicula australiensis (F.M.Bailey) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih.
1: 336 (1911) (as ‘australis’).
Basionym: Eria australiensis F.M.Bailey, Occas. Pap. Queensl. fl. 1: 8 (1886);
Podochilus australiensis (F.M.Bailey) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.
3: 316 (1907); Appendicula australiensis (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. et
D.L.Jones, Phytologia 73(2): 118 (1992), isonym. Type: Queensland,
Johnstone River, T.L. Bancroft s.n. (holo BRI!).
Notes: Articles 32.3 and 32.4 in the ICBN relating to indirect reference and
article 33.4 to errors in the citation of a basionym, allow the interpretation that
Schlechter’s in making the combination for this species, used the citation of
the “Eria australis Bailey” in error instead of Eria australiensis.
Dist: Qks, Qco; PG.
ARETHUSA
Arethusa L., Sp. pl. 950 (1753). Type species: Arethusa bulbosa L.
Arethusa bengalensis Hort. ex Hemsley = Didymoplexis pallens
Arethusa catenata Smith = Petalochilus catenatus
Arethusa ecristata Griffith = Didymoplexis pallens
Arethusa plicata Andr. = Nervilia plicata
Arethusa tetrapetala R.Br. ex J.J.Britten = Pterostylis revoluta
ARACHNORCHIS
Arachnorchis D.L.Jones et M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13(9): 392 (Oct. 2001). Type
species: Caladenia patersonii R.Br.
Caladenia R.Br. §. Calonema Lindl. in Edwards’s, Bot. Reg. 1-23: Swan Riv.
Append. lii (1 Jan.1840). Type species: Caladenia longicauda Lindl., fide
Hopper and Brown (Oct. 2001), non Caladenia patersonii R.Br., fide Pfitzer
(1889), nec Hopper and Brown (2000), where the choice was invalid contrary