Английская Википедия:Diuris eburnea

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Diuris eburnea, commonly known as Arrowsmith bee orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has between four and six linear leaves and up to eight pale yellow to cream-coloured flowers with reddish markings. It is only known from near the Arrowsmith River north of Eneabba.

Description

Diuris eburnea is a tuberous, perennial herb with between four and six linear leaves Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and folded lengthwise. Up to eight pale yellow to cream-coloured flowers with reddish markings, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and curves upwards. The lateral sepals are oblong, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and turned downwards, parallel to or crossed over each other. The petals are more or less erect and spread apart from each other, egg-shaped to elliptic, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a purplish brown stalk Шаблон:Convert long. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long, turns slightly downwards and has three lobes. The centre lobe is broadly egg-shaped to wedge-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the side lobes are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. There are two callus ridges Шаблон:Convert long near the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs in October and November.

Taxonomy and naming

Diuris eburnea was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones from a specimen collected north of Eneabba and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research. The specific epithet (eburnea) is a Latin word meaning "of ivory", referring to the colour of the flowers of this orchid.

Distribution and habitat

Arrowsmith bee orchid grows in winter-wet areas on the banks of the Arrowsmith River in the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region.

Conservation

Diuris eburnea is classified as "Priority One" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife, meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.