Richard Sanders Rogers

Australian doctor, botanist, orchidologist (1861-1942).

Richard Sanders Rogers (2 December 1861 – 28 March 1942) was a distinguished Australian medical doctor, and world authority on Australasian orchids. He described over 80 Australian orchid species, three from New Zealand and 30 from New Guinea as well as three new genera including one from New Zealand. He was a consulting physician at the Adelaide Hospital and a member of its board. He may have been the first to practise hypnotism during surgery, allowing him to remove a cyst from a woman's breast without anaesthetics "while she was still awake and talking to assistants and witnesses standing

Abbreviations: R.S.Rogers

Occupations: physician, orchidologist, botanist, botanical collector

Citizenships: Australia

Languages: English

Dates: 1861-12-02T00:00:00Z – 1942-03-28T00:00:00Z

Birth place: Adelaide

Direct attributions: 61 plants, 0 fungi

Authorship mentions: 70 plants, 0 fungi

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61 plants attributed, 9 plants contributed to70 plants:

Rhizanthella (Underground Orchids) R.S.Rogers 1928

plant genus in the orchidaceae family

Rhizanthella, commonly known as underground orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia. All are leafless, living underground in symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. The inflorescence is a head of flowers held at, or just above the ground but mostly covered by soil or leaf litter and little is known about the mechanism of pollination.

Rhizanthella gardneri (Western Underground Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1928

critically endangered plant species in the orchidaceae family

Rhizanthella gardneri, commonly known as western underground orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a herb that spends its entire life cycle, including flowering, at or below the soil surface. A head of up to 100 small reddish to cream-coloured, inward facing flowers surrounded by large, cream-coloured bracts with a horizontal rhizome is produced between May and July.

Bulbophyllum weinthalii R.S.Rogers 1933

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Bulbophyllum weinthalii, commonly known as the wax orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid that forms dense clumps on hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii). It has crowded pseudobulbs each with a single thin, leathery, dark green leaf and a single white, green or cream-coloured flower with red or purplish markings. It occurs from south-eastern Queensland to Dorrigo National Park in New South Wales.

Zeuxine oblonga (Hairy Jewel Orchid) R.S.Rogers & C.T.White 1920

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Zeuxine oblonga , commonly known as common jewel orchid is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern Australia. It has up to seven narrow egg-shaped leaves and up to thirty small green and white flowers crowded along a fleshy, hairy flowering stem. It mainly grows in wet forest and rainforest.

Diuris brevifolia (Short-leaved Donkey Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1922

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Diuris brevifolia, commonly known as the short-leaved donkey orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to South Australia. It has a few narrow, twisted leaves and a flowering stem with up to five bright yellow flowers with brown markings and relatively large, spreading lobes on the labellum. This is a relatively late-flowering species of donkey orchid.

Caladenia ovata (Kangaroo Island Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1909

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia ovata, commonly known as the Kangaroo Island spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two red flowers, sometimes with yellow patches. It is only found on Kangaroo Island and nearby Fleurieu Peninsula.

Thelymitra azurea (Azure Sun Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1917

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Thelymitra azurea, commonly called the azure sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single fleshy, grass-like leaf and up to ten dark azure blue flowers with darker veins. The lobe on top of the anther has a toothed or warty tip.

Dendrobium caliculimentum (Dendrobium Calyculimentum) R.S.Rogers 1925

plant species in the orchidaceae family

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Caladenia radialis (Drooping Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1927

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia radialis, commonly known as the drooping spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and one or two red and cream-coloured flowers. In good seasons it forms clumps of up to ten plants.

Caladenia pectinata (King Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1923

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia pectinata, commonly known as the king spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three large red, yellow and pale green flowers. It is especially common between Bremer Bay and Rocky Gully.

Caladenia iridescens (Bronze Caps) R.S.Rogers 1920

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia iridescens, commonly known as bronze caps or bronze caladenia is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two dusky red, purplish to greenish-brown flowers, often with golden tints and greenish to brownish on the back.

Caladenia gladiolata (Small Bayonet Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1907

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia gladiolata, commonly known as small bayonet spider orchid, smelly socks or simply bayonet orchid is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two yellowish or brownish flowers with red stripes and unusual tips on the sepals and petals.

Caladenia cristata (Crested Clown Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1923

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia cristata, commonly known as the crested clown orchid or crested spider orchid is a species of orchid endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and a greenish-yellow and red flower on an unusually tall spike, considering the small size of the flower. Since its discovery in 1923 and collections made in 1923 it was thought to be extinct, until rediscovered in 1986.

Caladenia bicalliata R.S.Rogers 1909

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia bicalliata is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is native to the south-west of Western Australia and coastal areas of South Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and one or two cream-coloured flowers. There are two subspecies differing in the size and colour of the flowers.

Thelymitra sargentii (Freckled Sun Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1930

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Thelymitra sargentii, commonly called the freckled sun orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single thick, leathery leaf and up to twenty five strongly scented, lemon yellow flowers with brown blotches. It grows in arid areas but where it receives runoff during rainfall.

Thelymitra dedmaniarum (Cinnamon Sun Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1938

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Thelymitra dedmaniarum, commonly called cinnamon sun orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single flat, leathery leaf and up to fifteen cinnamon scented, golden yellow flowers. It is a rare orchid with a restricted distribution.

Pterostylis robusta (Sharp-leaf Greenhood) R.S.Rogers 1927

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Pterostylis robusta, commonly known as sharp-leaf greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. As with similar orchids, the flowering plants differ from those which are not flowering. The non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves but the flowering plants have a single flower with leaves on the flowering spike. This greenhood has a relatively large green, white and reddish-brown flower with reddish-brown stripes with the labellum just visible inside the flower.

Pterostylis pusilla (Tiny Rustyhood) R.S.Rogers 1918

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Pterostylis pusilla, commonly known as the tiny rustyhood is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It has a rosette of leaves and up to nine relatively small green and reddish-brown flowers with translucent white "windows" and a dark brown, insect-like labellum.

Pterostylis humilis (Greenhood) R.S.Rogers 1922

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Pterostylis humilis is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. It has a rosette of leaves at the base of the plant and when flowering stem, leaves which usually obscure the dark green and white flower.

Pterostylis decurva (Summer Greenhood) R.S.Rogers 1923

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Pterostylis decurva, commonly known as the summer greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. As with similar greenhoods, the flowering plants differ from those which are not flowering. The non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves but the flowering plants have a single flower with leaves on the flowering spike. This greenhood usually flowers in summer and has a white flower with green stripes and a brownish tinge. It is similar to P. aestiva but has paler green flowers.

Pterostylis alpina (Alpine Greenhood) R.S.Rogers 1915

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Pterostylis alpina, commonly known as the mountain greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a rosette of fleshy leaves at the base and usually only one white flower with green markings and back-swept lateral sepals.

Prasophyllum suttonii (Mauve Leek Orchid) R.S.Rogers & B.Rees 1912

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Prasophyllum suttonii, commonly known as the mauve leek orchid, Mount Buffalo leek orchid or Buffalo leek-orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the Australian Alps. Some authorities list the species as being a Victorian endemic now extinct whilst others list is as occurring in New South Wales and extant. Descriptions of the species also differ. It has a single tube-shaped leaf and up to thirty five white flowers with purple or mauve marks.

Prasophyllum odoratum (Fragrant Leek Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1909

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Prasophyllum odoratum, commonly known as the fragrant leek orchid, Rogers scented leek orchid or sweet leek orchid is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single tubular leaf and up to fifty fragrant green and white flowers with reddish marks.

Microtis orbicularis (Dark Mignonette Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1907

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Microtis orbicularis, commonly known as the dark mignonette orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to southern Australia. It has a single thin, more or less hollow, onion-like leaf and up to fifty small yellowish-green and red flowers. The plants grow in winter-wet areas, often in shallow water and unlike the similar M. cupularis do not turn black as they dry.

Microtis oblonga (Sweet Onion Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1923

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Microtis oblonga, commonly known as the sweet onion orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single hollow, onion-like leaf and up to fifty scented, bright green flowers. It is considered by some Australian authorities to be synonymous with Microtis rara.

Caladenia × triangularis R.S.Rogers 1927

plant hybrid species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia × triangularis, commonly known as the shy spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and up to three pale yellow flowers. A natural hybrid between flava and C. longicauda, it is a rare species found between Perth and Esperance.

Caladenia sigmoidea (Sigmoid Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1938

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia sigmoidea, commonly known as the sigmoid spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and usually only one red and cream-coloured flowers with an unusual S-shaped labellum.

Caladenia rigida (Stiff Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1930

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia rigida, commonly known as the stiff spider orchid, or white spider-orchid is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two white flowers with dark glandular tips on the sepals and fine reddish-brown lines along the sepals and petals.

Caladenia pumila (Dwarf Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1922

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia pumila, commonly known as the dwarf spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single erect, hairy leaf and a single white flower with pale pink stripes. Its short flowering stem distinguishes it from other Victorian spider orchids. After 1933 it was presumed extinct until two plants were discovered in 2009.

Caladenia bryceana (Dwarf Spider Orchid) R.S.Rogers 1914

plant species in the orchidaceae family

Caladenia bryceana is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dwarf spider orchid with a single spreading, hairy leaf and a single green to apricot-coloured flower. There are two subspecies differing in the features of the labellum.

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