Английская Википедия:Dendrobium coriaceum

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Dendrobium coriaceum, commonly known as the inland rock orchid,[1] is a species of lithophytic orchid that is endemic to North Queensland. It has tapered pseudobulbs, up to three thick, leathery leaves and up to forty yellow or cream-coloured flowers with purple markings on the labellum.

Description

Dendrobium coriaceum is a lithophytic herb with spreading roots and tapering green to reddish pseudobulbs Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Each pseudobulb has up to three thick, leathery, dark green leaves originating from its top, the leaves Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Between twenty and forty cream-coloured to yellow flowers Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are arranged on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert long. The dorsal sepal is oblong, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and strongly curved. The petals are linear to oblong, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. The labellum is cream-coloured with reddish purple streaks, Шаблон:Convert long and wide with three lobes. The sides lobes are erect and curved and the middle lobe has a more or less square-cut tip. Flowering occurs between August and October.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

The inland rock orchid was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and Mark Clements from a specimen collected near Yeppoon. It was given the name Thelychiton coriaceus and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research.[2][3] In 2014, Julian Shaw changed the name to Dendrobium coriaceum.[4] The specific epithet (coriaceum) is a Latin word meaning "of leather",[5] referring to the leaves and fleshy flowers.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Dendrobium coriaceum grows on rocks and cliffs on the Blackdown Tableland and in Carnarvon National Park in Queensland.[1][2]

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