Pterostylis hadra is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It was first formally described in 2015 by David Jones and Christopher French and given the name Oligochaetochilus hadrus. The description was published in the journal Australian Orchid Review from a specimen collected near Cranbrook.[2] In the same year, Jones changed the name to Pterostylis hadra "to allow for the different taxonomic views held at generic level within the subtribe".[3] The specific epithet (hadra) is derived from the Ancient Greek word hadros meaning "stout", "strong" or "great",[4] referring to the robust habit of this species.[3]

Pterostylis hadra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species:
P. hadra
Binomial name
Pterostylis hadra
(D.L.Jones & C.J.French) D.L.Jones[1]
Synonyms[1]

Oligochaetochilus hadrus D.L.Jones & C.J.French

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pterostylis hadra". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "Oligochaetochilus hadrus". APNI. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Pterostylis hadra". APNI. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 461.