Английская Википедия:Cyrtostylis huegelii

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Cyrtostylis huegelii, commonly known as the western common gnat orchid[1] or midge orchid,[2] is a species of orchid endemic to Western Australia. It usually has a single rounded leaf and a flowering spike with up to fifteen pale green and dull red flowers with a purplish, shelf-like labellum. Some authorities regard C. huegelii as a synonym of Cyrtostylis reniformis var. huegelii.

Description

Cyrtostylis huegelii is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with a single, almost round, ground-hugging leaf Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Up to fifteen green and fawn-coloured or dull red flowers Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert high. The dorsal sepal is erect and curves forward, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and curve forwards or downwards. The petals are similar in size and shape to the lateral sepals and curve downwards. The labellum is purplish, shelf-like, tapered oblong, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide with a pointed tip but lacking the serrations of the form found in eastern Australia. Flowering occurs from July to September.[1][3][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Cyrtostylis huegelii was first formally described in 1846 by Stephan Endlicher from a specimen collected on Rottnest Island. The description was published in J.G.C. Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae.[4] The specific epithet (huegelii) honours Charles von Hügel who collected the type specimen.[3]

Some authorities regard C. huegelii as a synonym of C. reniformis var. huegelii.[5]

Distribution and habitat

The western gnat orchid grows in shrubland, woodland and forest in wetter parts of the state and on granite outcrops in more inland areas. It is found from Kalbarri to Esperance.[1][3][2][6]

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