Английская Википедия:Caladenia fitzgeraldii

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Caladenia fitzgeraldii, commonly known as Fitzgerald's spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and usually only one greenish-yellow and red flower.

Description

Caladenia fitzgeraldii is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy, linear to lance-shaped leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. A single yellowish-green flower Шаблон:Convert wide and with red markings is borne on a spike Шаблон:Convert high. The dorsal sepal is erect but curves forward, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals and petals spread widely, turn stiffly downwards and have glandular tips at least Шаблон:Convert long. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and the petals are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The labellum is more or less egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, yellowish near its base and red to maroon near the tip. There are 8 to 12 pairs of linear teeth Шаблон:Convert long along its edges and four rows of red, golfstick-shaped calli along its centre. Flowering occurs from August to November.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia fitzgeraldii was first formally described by Herman Rupp in 1942 and the description was published in Australian Orchid Review.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Fitzgerald's spider orchid grows in forest in rocky soil in the Australian Capital Territory and the Wellington-Bathurst area of New South Wales.

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