Английская Википедия:Caladenia oreophila

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Caladenia oreophila is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and a single greenish-cream flower with pale red stripes a red labellum with a greenish-cream base.

Description

Caladenia oreophila is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with a spherical underground tuber and a single leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. A single greenish-cream flower with pale red stripes is borne on a spike Шаблон:Convert tall. The sepals have dark red, club-like glandular tips Шаблон:Convert long and are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide whilst the petals are slightly shorter. The sepals and petals curve downwards, the petals more widely spreading than the sepals. The petals taper to a point and lack club-like tips. The labellum is reddish with a greenish-cream base, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide with the sides curved upwards and the tip curled under. The sides of the labellum have triangular teeth about Шаблон:Convert long, decreasing in size towards the tip. There are four rows of calli about Шаблон:Convert long near the base of the labellum and tapering towards the tip. Flowering occurs in September and October.[1]

Taxonomy and naming

This orchid was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and given the name Arachnorchis oreophila. The description was published in Australian Orchid Research.[2] In 2007 Gary Backhouse changed the name to Caladenia oreophila.[3] The specific epithet (oreophila) means "hill- or mountain-loving".[4]

Distribution and habitat

Caladenia oreophila is only known from the Cann River valley in Victoria, growing in tall forest with a sparse understorey.[1] It probably also occurs on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales.[5]

Conservation

Caladenia oreophila is listed as "endangered" under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.[1]

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