Cyanicula aperta

Western tiny blue china orchid
Cyanicula aperta growing near Ravensthorpe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Cyanicula
Species:
C. aperta
Binomial name
Cyanicula aperta
Synonyms
  • Caladenia aperta (Hopper & A.P.Br.) M.A.Clem.
  • Cyanicula caerulea subsp. apertala N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Cyanicula caerulea subsp. apertala Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
  • Caladenia caerulea auct. non R.Br.: Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984)
  • Caladenia caerulea auct. non R.Br.: Green, J.W. (1985)

Cyanicula aperta, commonly known as the western tiny blue china orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a relatively narrow leaf and a single bluish-mauve flower. It is distinguished from the other two similar blue orchids by the sides of the labellum which are erect but well-separated from the column. This species also has a more easterly distribution than C. amplexans and C. sericea.

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