Английская Википедия:Habenaria halata
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Habenaria halata, commonly known as the sweet rein orchid,[1] is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern parts of the Northern Territory. It has two or three leaves at its base and up to eighteen small white, sweet-smelling flowers with a labellum shaped like a trident.
Description
Habenaria halata is a tuberous, perennial herb with two or three upright, dark green leaves at its base, the leaves Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Between seven and eighteen white, sweet-smelling flowers, Шаблон:Convert long and wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, overlapping with the base of the petals to form a hood over the column. The lateral sepals are about Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and spread widely apart from each other. The petals are about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The labellum is shaped like a trident, about Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide with three lobes. The side lobes are about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert, spread widely apart from each other with an upturned tip but the middle lobe is shorter but wider. The nectary spur is Шаблон:Convert long with a broad base. Flowering occurs from December to February.[1]
Taxonomy and naming
Habenaria halata was first formally described in 2002 by David Jones from a specimen collected near Darwin and the description was published in The Orchadian.[2] The specific epithet (halata) is Latin word meaning "odor", "fragrance" or "perfume".[3]
Distribution and habitat
The sweet rein grows with low shrubs, sedges and grasses in Melaleuca viridiflora woodland in northern parts of the Northern Territory.[1]
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