Английская Википедия:Caladenia dorrigoensis

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Caladenia dorrigoensis is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It has a single leaf and a single white flower with purple marks on its labellum.

Description

Caladenia dorrigoensis is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which usually grows in loose groups. It has a single erect, narrow linear, more or less glabrous leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. A single flower Шаблон:Convert wide is borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The front of the flower is mostly white and the back is covered with brownish or purplish glands. The dorsal sepal is spoon-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide forming a hood over the column. The lateral sepals have similar dimensions to the dorsal sepal but slightly narrower and curved. The petals are Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide and curved. The labellum is egg-shaped, white with pale purplish lines and has three distinct lobes, the central one egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral lobes of the labellum are erect and surround the column while the central part has six to eight short, purplish-black teeth on each side. The tip of the labellum is curved downward and there are two rows of dark purplish-black, stalked calli along the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs in October.[1]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia dorrigoensis was first described in 2016 by David Jones and Lachlan Copeland from a specimen collected in the Dorrigo National Park and the description was published in Australian Orchid Review.[2] The specific epithet (dorrigoensis) refers to the area to which this species seems to be restricted.[1]

Distribution and habitat

This orchid appears to be confined to the a small area in the Dorrigo district where it grows in woodland with a shrubby understorey.[1]

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