Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Orchidaceae Juss.
Diuris porrifolia Lindl.
, legitimate , scientific
Lindley, J. (1 January 1840) , A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony :
li.
[tax. nov.]
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944) , The Orchids of New South Wales :
14
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Diuris longifolia R.Br.
legitimate
George, A.S. (5 May 1971) , A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2) :
179
[secondary reference]
Type:
Swan River, Drummond - holo.: K-L.
George, A.S. (5 May 1971) , A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2) :
179
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Diuris longifolia R.Br.
legitimate
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989) , Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1 :
67
[secondary reference]
Lectotype:
"`Swan River', 1839, J. Drummond s.n. (lecto K-L!, isolecto K! L)."
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989) , Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1 :
67
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Diuris corymbosa Lindl.
legitimate
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 :
392
[secondary reference]
common name:
Rosy-cheeked Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised) :
435
[secondary reference]
common name:
Western Wheatbelt Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008) , Orchids of Western Australia :
156
[secondary reference]
common name:
Western wheatbelt donkey orchid
[n/a]
Etymology:
"leek leaf, alluding to the leek-like leaves of the species"
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3 :
466
[secondary reference]
common name:
Western Wheatbelt Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016) , Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories :
25, 128
[secondary reference]
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016) , Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27 :
11
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris nicholsoniana A.P.Br.
manuscript name
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris nicholsoniana Paczk. & A.R.Chapm.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris sp. 'slender'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris nicholsoniana A.P.Br.
manuscript name
doubtful taxonomic synonym:
Diuris sp. 'Williams'
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Diuris brachyscapa D.L.Jones & C.J.French
legitimate
by Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008) , Orchids of Western Australia : 156
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Diuris brachyscapa D.L.Jones & C.J.French
legitimate
by Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3 : 466
Jones, D.L. (January 2021) , Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3 :
255
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Diuris longifolia var. parviflora Nicholls
legitimate
common name:
Small-flowered Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
Brown, A. (19 July 2022) , The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1 :
260
[secondary reference]
common name:
Small Flowered Donkey Orchid
[n/a]
Etymology:
"From the Latin porri (Leek-like) and -folium (leaf), referring to the shape of the leaves."