Английская Википедия:Diuris chrysantha

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Diuris chrysantha, commonly known as granite donkey orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has one or two leaves and up to seven deep golden to orange-coloured flowers with brown markings and occurs on the ranges and tablelands north from Tamworth to the Darling Downs.

Description

Diuris chrysantha is a tuberous, perennial herb with one or two linear leaves Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and folded lengthwise. Between two and seven deep golden to orange-coloured flowers with brown markings and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is erect, egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are linear to spatula-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and turned downwards. The petals are more or less circular in shape, Шаблон:Convert long and wide on a brown stalk Шаблон:Convert long and held ear-like above the rest of the flower. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long and has three lobes. The centre lobe is heart-shaped to wedge shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the side lobes are egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. There are two callus ridges Шаблон:Convert long and spreading apart from each other near the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs from August to November.

Taxonomy and naming

Diuris chrysantha was first formally described in 1987 by David Jones and Mark Clements from a specimen collected near Stanthorpe and the description was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. The specific epithet (chrysantha) is derived from the Ancient Greek words chrysos meaning "gold"Шаблон:Rp and anthos meaning "flower".Шаблон:Rp

Distribution and habitat

The granite donkey orchid grows in grassy forest on the ranges and tablelands north from Tamworth to the Darling Downs.