Established in 1976, the Australian Orchid Foundation (AOF) was formed to protect and propagate orchids; support and conduct orchid research; to educate and encourage orchid study and related sciences.
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In keeping with their aim of research and education, the AOF has published various volumes of the Australian Orchid Research wherein, amongst other things, new orchid species are described. Over the years, beginning in 1989, six volumes have been produced.
Now Volume 7: More New Taxa of Australasian Orchidaceae, is available from their website.
For South Australians, this is as significant volume with the publishing of 52 species, many of which we have been waiting for many years to have described.
Photographer: Robert Lawrence
As many of them have appeared in Native Orchids of South Australia: A Field Guide, the author, June Niejalke, for her own cross-referencing she has attempted as best as possible to map the names and page number of both volumes. This was based upon the Illustration section of the description as found in Volume 7.
As there is no index, she has kindly made this available for other orchid enthusiasts.
| Orchid New name | D L Jones AOF Volume 7 | OLD Name | June’s Book | Name meaning |
| Caladenia batesii | pg. 249 | P carnea ‘Coorong’ | pg. 29 | |
| Chiloglottis peakalii | pg. 43 | C peakalii | pg. 296 | |
| Corunastylis occidua | pg. 222 | C occidua | pg. 112 | Westerly |
| Diplodium amoenum | pg. 195 | D striatum ‘Nora Creina’ | pg. 187 | Charming |
| Diplodium angustissimum | pg. 200 | Karoonda | pg. | Narrow/confined |
| Diplodium aridicola | pg. 201 | pg. | Dry dwelling | |
| Diplodium clivoum | pg. 196 | D. sp. Southern Lofty | pg. 180 | Slopes |
| Diplodium juneae | pg. 202 | D. sp Mallee | pg. 194 | |
| Diplodium littoricola | pg. 203 | D. paractites ined | pg. 193 | Coastal |
| Diplodium monticulum | pg. 205 | D. setulosa sp hills | pg. 197 | Small mountain |
| Diplodium ringens | pg. 198 | D. sp. Gaping | pg. 181 | Gaping |
| Microtis brevis | pg. 206 | M. sp ‘Short Leaf’ | pg. 331 | Short |
| Microtis flindersica | pg. 207 | M. parviflora ‘Flinders’ | pg. 321 | |
| Microtis incurvuchila | pg. 209 | M. sp. ‘Curved Lip’ | pg. 329 | Curved |
| Microtis leptochila | pg. 210 | M. sp. Narrow Lip | pg. 329 | Fine /slender |
| Oligochaetochilus aculeatus | pg. 153 | O. sp. Rock Ledges | pg. 249 | Prickly |
| Oligochaetochilus amplus | pg. 154 | Boolcoomatta | pg. 274 | ample/ wide |
| Oligochaetochilus basilaris | pg. 170 | Gamon Ranges | pg. 279 | At the base |
| Oligochaetochilus batesii | pg. 172 | pg. | ||
| Oligochaetochilus brevis | pg. 156 | pg. | short | |
| Oligochaetochilus brownii | pg. 157 | pg. | ||
| Oligochaetochilus campestris | pg. 173 | O sp. Cane Grass | pg. 273 | Flat open Plains |
| Oligochaetochilus ciliosus | pg. 174 | Plumbago | pg. | |
| Oligochaetochilus compitus | pg. 186 | Bibliando | pg. | Cross Road |
| Oligochaetochilus decipiens | pg. 158 | O sp. Brought River Gorge | pg. 275 | Misleading |
| Oligochaetochilus elatius | pg. 160 | O sp Tall Woodland | pg. 265 | Tall |
| Oligochaetochilus eremophilus | pg. 161 | O sp. Outback | pg. 275 | Desert |
| Oligochaetochilus flindersica | pg. 154 | O pusillus sp. FR | pg. 247 | FR |
| Oligochaetochilus griseldae | pg. 176 | Arkaroola | pg. 265 | |
| Oligochaetochilus griseus | pg. 189 | O sp. Quartz | pg. 278 | Grey |
| Oligochaetochilus halophilus | pg. 163 | O sp. halophilus | pg. 268 | Salt Loving |
| Oligochaetochilus incudus | pg. 177 | O sp Mt Olinthus | pg. 277 | |
| Oligochaetochilus insolitus | pg. 178 | Mt Geharty | pg. 279 | Unusual |
| Oligochatochilus medusa | pg. 164 | O sp. medusa | pg. 275 | |
| Oligochaetochilus mimulus | pg. 169 | O sp. Mambray Creek | pg. 255 | Mimic/copy |
| Oligochaetochilus minutilus | pg. 180 | Oraton Rocks | pg. 279 | Small |
| Oligochaetochilus nasutus | pg. 190 | O sp. Canegrass | pg. 274 | Large nose |
| Oligochaetochilus pachychilus | pg. 165 | |||
| Oligochaetochilus patulus | pg. 181 | O sp. Mt Victoria | pg. 278 | Gaping |
| Oligochaetochilus rubriflorus | pg. 182 | O sp. Outback | pg. 275 | Red |
| Oligochaetochilus sericeus | pg. 183 | Bibliando Range | pg. | Silky |
| Oligochaetochilus thamnophilus | pg. 185 | ???? Caroona Hill | pg. 265 | Bush loving |
| Oligochaetochilus zonarius | pg. 167 | O biseta ‘Arkaroola’ | pg. 265 | Bands or Belt |
| Paraprasophyllum ampliatum | pg. 109 | Victoria | pg. | Large |
| Paraprasophyllum arescente | pg. 111 | P sp Waterholes | pg. 372 | To become dry |
| Paraprasophyllum carnosum | pg. 113 | P sp. ‘Coastal Sandhills’ | pg. 373 | Fleshy |
| Paraprasophyllum eremaeum | pg. 118 | P sp. Desert | pg. 373 | Desert |
| Paraprasophyllum purpureum | pg. 124 | P sp. Violescens | pg. 373 | purple |
| Paraprasophyllum seotinum | pg. 125 | P sp. tardis | pg. 372 | Late coming |
| Paraprasophyllum spicatum | pg. 133 | P spicatum | pg. 368 | Spike |
| Paraprasophyllum versicolor | pg. 131 | P sp Topperwein | pg. 372 | Various Colours |
| Caladenia praetermissa | pg. 193 | P praetermissa | pg. 29 | Overlooked |
Volume 7 can be purchased direct from the Australian Orchid Foundation
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