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Caleana major is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Caleana.
Description[]
Plant flowers from spring to summer with one to five 6.25 cm wide flowers.
The lip resembles a flying duck with clearly expressed beak. It is pollinated by the male sawfly in similar way to the pollination of Drakaea (the hammer Orchid).
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in loose soil in the open forest of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia at elevations of 0 to 600 meters
Culture[]
Naming[]
Common Names:The Larger Caleana
Synonyms[]
- Caleana minor R. Br. 1810
- Caleya major R.Br. 1813
- Caleya minor R.Br. 1826;