Английская Википедия:Dendrobium clementsii

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Dendrobium clementsii, commonly known as the Cape York crimp orchid,[1] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that is endemic to tropical North Queensland, Australia. It has long stems, tapering pseudobulbs each with a thin, leathery dark green leaf and clusters of short-lived, cream-coloured flowers with a purple labellum.

Description

Dendrobium clementsii is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with aerial stems up to Шаблон:Convert long. The pseudobulbs are dark green to yellowish and furrowed, decreasing in length and width along the stem from Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Each pseudobulb has a single thin, leathery, dark green leaf Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on the end. Clusters of cream-coloured flowers, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are arranged at the base of the leaves. The sepals are lance-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the petals are a similar length but only about Шаблон:Convert wide. The labellum is purple, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and has three lobes. The side lobes are about Шаблон:Convert and have a short fringe. The middle lobe has spreading wavy, hairs about Шаблон:Convert on its tip. Flowering occurs sporadically throughout the year and the flowers last less than a day.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

The Cape York crimp orchid was first formally described in 2004 by David Jones who gave it the name Flickingeria clementsii, published in The Orchadian.[3] In 2014, Julian Mark Hugh Shaw changed the name to Dendrobium clementsii.[4]

Distribution and habitat

The Cape York crimp orchid grows on rocks and trees in rainforest on the Iron and McIlwraith Ranges on the Cape York Peninsula.[1][2]

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