Английская Википедия:Cyanicula nikulinskyae
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Cyanicula nikulinskyae, commonly known as Philippa's china orchid,[1] granite china orchid[2] and Esperance china orchid[3] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is very similar to Caladenia gemmata but has slightly smaller flowers with taller calli. It has a single broad, flattened leaf and up to two pale blue flowers and occurs near Esperance.
Description
Cyanicula nikulinskyae is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single flattened leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. One or two pale blue flowers Шаблон:Convert long and wide are borne on a stalk Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the lateral sepals and petals have similar dimensions. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and pale bluish-mauve and white. The sides of the labellum have short teeth, the tip curves downward and there are many rows of cylindrical calli along its mid-line. Flowering occurs from September to early November.[1][2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
Cyanicula nikulinskyae was first formally described in 2000 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown in Lindleyana from a specimen collected near Condingup.[5] The specific epithet (nikulinskyae) honours the botanical artist, Philippa Nikulinsky.[2][6]
Distribution and habitat
Phillippa's china orchid mostly occurs between the Fitzgerald River National Park and Israelite Bay in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions where it grows near areas that are wet in winter.[1][2][3][4][7]
Conservation
Caladenia nikulinskyae is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]
References
- Английская Википедия
- Cyanicula
- Endemic orchids of Australia
- Orchids of Western Australia
- Plants described in 2000
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Taxa named by Stephen Hopper
- Taxa named by Andrew Phillip Brown
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