Английская Википедия:Caladenia meridionalis
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Caladenia meridionalis, commonly known as the south coast spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an early-flowering orchid with a single erect, hairy leaf and one or two white flowers with long, drooping lateral sepals and petals.
Description
Caladenia meridionalis is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, hairy leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. One or two white to cream-coloured flowers Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a stalk Шаблон:Convert tall. The sepals and petals have dark reddish-brown, drooping, thread-like tips. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and the lateral sepals are a similar length but slightly wider. The lateral sepals spread widely near their bases then hang. The petals are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and arranged like the lateral sepals. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, white with red stripes, spots and blotches and the tip is curled under. The sides of the labellum have short, irregular serrations and there are six to twelve creamy-yellow, anvil-shaped calli with pink markings, in two rows along the centre. Flowering occurs from July to August.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Caladenia meridionalis was first described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Phillip Brown and the description was published in Nuytsia.[4] The specific epithet (meridionalis) is a Latin words meaning "southern"[5] referring to the distribution of this species on the south coast.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The south coast spider orchid occurs between Windy Harbour and Albany in the Warren biogeographic region where it grows in shrubland in consolidated sand dunes.[1][2][3][6]
Conservation
Caladenia meridionalis is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[6]
References
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- Caladenia
- Orchids of Western Australia
- Endemic orchids of Australia
- Plants described in 2001
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Taxa named by Stephen Hopper
- Taxa named by Andrew Phillip Brown
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