Английская Википедия:Chiloglottis trullata

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Chiloglottis trullata, commonly known as the triangular ant orchid,[1] is a species of orchid endemic to Queensland, Australia. It has two dark green leaves and a single small, green or pinkish flower with a shiny, dark reddish black, insect-like callus surrounded by reddish club-shaped calli covering most of the upper surface of the labellum.

Description

Chiloglottis trullata is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with two ground-hugging, dark green, oblong to elliptic leaves Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a petiole Шаблон:Convert long. A single green or pinkish 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. The lateral sepals are linear, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and curve downwards and away from each other. There is a glandular tip about Шаблон:Convert long on the end of all three sepals. The petals are linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and turn downwards towards the ovary. The labellum is broadly trowel-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. There is a shiny, dark reddish black, insect-like callus with a handlebar-shaped, stalked "head" end about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The callus and associated glands occupy most of the upper surface of the labellum. The column is pale green with a few purple spots, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide with narrow wings. Flowering occurs in July and August.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Chiloglottis trullata was first formally described in 1991 by David Jones from a specimen collected in the Blackdown Tableland National Park and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research.[3] The specific epithet (trullata) is a Latin word meaning "trowel",[4] referring to the shape of the labellum.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The triangular ant orchid grows near sandstone boulder in tall forest on the Blackdown Tableland.[1][2]

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