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Home Orchids of Brisbane Aci. amplexicaulis Aci. caudatus Aci. exsertus Aci. fornicatus Arth. prolixus Bulb. elisae Bulb. exiguum Bulb. lamingtonense Bulb. minutissimum Bulb. schillerianum Bulb. shepherdii Caladenia Cal. triplicata Cla. major Clchs. campestris Clchs. robertsonii Chlglt. sp. Crybs. aconitiflorus Crybs. barbarae Crybs. fimbriatus Crybs. undulatus Crptst. erecta Crptst. subulata Cymbidium Den. aemulum Den. falcorostrum Den. gracilicaule Den. kingianum Den. monophyllum Den. schneiderae Den. speciosum Den. tetragonum Dipo. punctatum Dipo. roseum Dipo. variegatum Diuris abbreviata Diuris alba Diuris sulphurea Dockrillia Epgm. roseum Erio. autumnalis Eo. cassythoides Gta. sesamoides Geno. acuminatum Geno. nudiscapum Geno. sp Geod. densiflorum Gloss. major Gloss. minor Lip. coelogynoides Lip. habenarina Lip. swenssonii Mrs. parviflora Obrnia. titania Pbm. beckleri Perths. hillii Plrhz. tridentata Ptst. acuminata Ptst. baptistii Ptst. curta Ptst. erecta Ptst. grandiflora Ptst. hamata Ptst. hildae Pter. hispidula Pter. longifolia Pter. mutica Ptst. nutans Pter. obtusa Ptst. ophioglossa Ptst. rufa Ptst. russellii Ptst. woollsii Rhin. divitiflora Sarc. ceciliae Sarc. dilatatus Sarc. falcatus Sarc. hillii Sarc. olivaceus Sarc. spathulatus Sprnth. sinensis Tae. aff. lobatum Tae. muelleri Thel. ixioides Thel. nuda Thel. pauciflora Thel. purpurata Acknowledgements

 

Caleana major

Caleana major flower The deciduous terrestrial orchid grows in open forest in protected areas.  It has a very distinctive flower, giving rise to its common name of Flying Duck Orchid.
Caleana major leaf The leaf is green on top with purple spotting with a purple underside.  The flower stem grows to 40cm with up to 5 flowers.    The flowers are 20 to 25mm tall, green to redish in colour. 

This orchid is very distinctive with only one other similar orchid, Caleana minor, a much smaller flower with warts covering the labellum.
 

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