Английская Википедия:Dendrobium carrii

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Dendrobium carrii, commonly known as the furrowed moon orchid,[1] is an epiphytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and has well-spaced pseudobulbs with one or two leaves, and flowering stems bearing between five and ten white or cream-coloured flowers with an orange or yellow labellum. It mostly occurs on the ranges inland from Cape Tribulation and Innisfail in Queensland.

Description

Dendrobium carrii is an epiphytic herb with well-spaced pseudobulbs Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, each with one or two thin, dark green, furrowed leaves Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide on the end. The flowering racemes are Шаблон:Convert long and bear between five and ten resupinate white or cream-coloured flowers that are Шаблон:Convert wide. The sepals and petals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide with a tapered end. The labellum is orange or yellow, about Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and has three lobes. The side lobes are short and rounded and the middle lobe has three faint ridges along its midline. Flowering occurs from August to October.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Dendrobium carrii was first formally described in 1937 by Herman Rupp and Cyril Tenison White and the description was published in The Queensland Naturalist.[3][4] The specific epithet (carrii) refers to a Mr. Tom Carr of Julatten, who first collected it.[5][6]

Distribution and habitat

The furrowed moon orchid grows on the outer branches of rainforest trees that are often shrouded in mist at altitudes of between Шаблон:Convert on the ranges inland from Cape Tribulation and Innisfail.[1][2]

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