Английская Википедия:Caladenia callitrophila

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Caladenia callitrophila, commonly known as the Berrigan spider orchid is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to a small area in New South Wales. It has a single leaf and one or two pale greenish-yellow flowers with red markings and only occurs in three small populations.

Description

Caladenia callitrophila is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. One or two flowers are borne on a stalk Шаблон:Convert tall. The flowers are pale greenish-yellow with reddish marks and are Шаблон:Convert wide. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide while the lateral sepals are about the same length but twice as wide, spread widely and turn down below horizontal. The petals are Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide and also deflected downwards at an angle. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, yellowish with red lines and a maroon tip. The labellum curves forward and downwards and there are six to nine pairs of red teeth on its sides. The mid-line of the labellum has four or six rows of maroon calli up to Шаблон:Convert long. Flowering occurs from September to October.[1]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia callitrophila was first formally described by David L. Jones in 1999 and the description was published in The Orchadian from a specimen collected near Berrigan.[2] The specific epithet (callitrophila) is derived from the name of cypress pines in the genus Callitris. This orchid grows in Callitris woodland.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Berrigan orchid occurs in three small scattered populations near Berrigan where it grows in Callistris woodland.[1]

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