Английская Википедия:Chiloglottis anaticeps

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Chiloglottis anaticeps, commonly known as the duck's-head wasp orchid or bird orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the New England Tableland of New South Wales. It has two narrow leaves and a single greenish brown or reddish flower with a shiny, dark green callus occupying most of the top of the labellum. One end of the callus looks like a tiny duck's head.

Description

Chiloglottis anaticeps is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with two narrow elliptic to egg-shaped leaves Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a petiole Шаблон:Convert long. A single green to reddish brown flower Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide is borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert high. The dorsal sepal is Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide with a narrow glandular tip a further Шаблон:Convert long. The lateral sepals are linear, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and curve downwards with a glandular tip Шаблон:Convert long. The petals are lance-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and pressed against the sides of the ovary. The labellum is held horizontally, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Most of the upper surface of the labellum is covered with a callus of prominent, club-shaped, stalked glands, the one nearest the base of the labellum about Шаблон:Convert long and shaped like a tiny duck's head. The column is green with red spots on the front, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide with broad wings. Flowering occurs from December to February.

Taxonomy and naming

Chiloglottis anaticeps was first formally described in 1991 by David Jones from a specimen collected west of Wauchope and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research. The specific epithet (anaticeps) means "duck-headed" and refers to the stalked gland on the labellum.

Distribution and habitat

The duck's-head wasp orchid grows in tall forest and near granite outcrops in the New England, Werrikimbe and Cathedral Rock National Parks.

Conservation

Chiloglottis anaticeps is listed as "endangered" under the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

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