Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pterostylis x ralphcranei
Orchidaceae Juss.
Pterostylis x ralphcranei D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. , legitimate, named hybrid
Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (2018), Pterostylis x ralphcranei, a striking new natural hybrid from south-eastern Queensland. Australian Orchid Review 83(5): 44 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland: Moreton District; Wombye (private property), 28 June 1996, R.Crane 1562 (holo CBG 9614257)."
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of Cyril Ralph Crane (1938-1999), builder and enthusiastic orchidologist who discovered several new species while an official collector for the Queensland State Herbarium. Many of Ralph's trips were sponsored by the Australian Orchid Foundation and he sent duplicate specimens to the Australian National Herbarium in Canberra."
Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 521 [secondary reference]
common name: Ralph's Greenhood [n/a]