Английская Википедия:Caladenia falcata

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Caladenia falcata, commonly known as the fringed mantis orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a relatively common orchid within its natural range and has a single, hairy leaf and one or two green, yellow and red flowers with spreading petals and upswept lateral sepals.

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Caladenia falcata flower detail

Description

Caladenia falcata has a single erect, hairy leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. One or two flowers Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a stalk Шаблон:Convert high. The flowers are greenish yellow with prominent maroon markings. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide at the base. The lateral sepals and petals have brownish, glandular tips. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert at the base, closely parallel to each other and are curved strongly upwards. The petals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide at the base, spread widely and curve downwards. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and yellowish-green with the tip curved under and maroon coloured. There are pointed comb-like teeth up to Шаблон:Convert long on the side of the labellum and four or more densely crowded rows of maroon calli up to Шаблон:Convert long along its centre line. Flowering occurs from late August to October.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

This orchid was first formally described by William Nicholls in 1948 from a specimen he collected near Kojonup. Nicholls gave it the name Caladenia dilatata var. falcata and published the description in The Victorian Naturalist.[4] In 1989, Mark Clements and Andrew Brown raised it to species status.[5][6] The specific epithet (falcata) is a Latin word meaning "sickle-shaped" or "hooked"[7] referring to the upswept lateral sepals.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Fringed mantis orchid is found between Wongan Hills and Jerramungup in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions where it grows in woodland, shrubland or near granite outcrops.[1][2][8]

Conservation

Caladenia falcata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[8]

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