Drakonorchis (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. is a name applied to terrestrial tuberous plants in the Orchidaceae family from Western Australia. Hopper and Brown (1992, 1998) proposed this name for a new genus, but then in 2000 reclassified it a subgenus of Caladenia. DL Jones, MA Clements, IK Sharma, and AM Mackenzie in 2001 in a paper entitled A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae) elevated it again to genus status. This paper was followed by many others, some in support, some suggesting subgenera status, and others advocating keeping it in Caladenia. Originally thought to include just one species, the Australian Orchid Name Index listed four species. This genus was never widely accepted and further taxonomic work by MA Clements, CG Howard CG1, and JT Miller published in 2015 did not support recognition of this genus as previously proposed. Information and photos can be found on the Caladenia wiki page. These species are pollinated by male thynnid wasps. The labellum resembles a female wasp and the plants excrete the scent of this wasp thus attracting the male wasp. They are commonly known as Dragon Orchids.
Drakonorchis barbarossa (Rchb.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. see Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f.
See PBS wiki pages for these genera that were proposed to be split and in 2025 are included in Caladenia :
Arachnorchis, Cyanicula, Jonesiopsis, Petalochilus, Stegostyla