Английская Википедия:Chiloglottis diphylla

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox Chiloglottis diphylla, commonly known as the common wasp orchid,[1] is a species of orchid endemic to Australia. It has two broad leaves and a single narrow, greenish brown to reddish flower with a black, insect-like callus covering the upper surface of the labellum.

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Chiloglottis diphylla - 1810 illustration by Ferdinand Bauer

Description

Chiloglottis diphylla is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with two leaves Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. A single greenish brown to reddish flower Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide is borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert high. The dorsal sepal is spatula-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide with a glandular tip a further Шаблон:Convert long. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and curve downwards. There is a glandular tip Шаблон:Convert long on the end of each lateral sepal. The petals are oblong, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and turned strongly downwards. The labellum is diamond-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide with a black, insect-like callus covering most of its upper surface. Flowering occurs from February to May.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Chiloglottis diphylla was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

The common wasp orchid grows in moist places in shrubby forest on the coast and ranges between Carnarvon Gorge in Queensland and Batemans Bay in New South Wales.[1][2]

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