Английская Википедия:Diuris brockmanii

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Diuris brockmanii, commonly known as south coast donkey orchid,[1] is a species of orchid that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has two or three linear leaves and a flowering stem with up to ten yellow flowers with reddish-brown markings.

Description

Diuris brockmanii is a tuberous, perennial herb, usually growing to a height of Шаблон:Cvt with two or three linear leaves Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. There are up to four yellow and reddish-brown flowers, Шаблон:Cvt wide and Шаблон:Cvt wide on pedicels Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers have erect, spreading, ear-like petals Шаблон:Cvt long, a dorsal sepal Шаблон:Cvt long and wide, and narrowly oblong lateral sepals Шаблон:Cvt long. The labellum is Шаблон:Cvt long and has three lobes, the lateral ones widely spreading, and the middle lobe broadly wedge–shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and narrow at the base then flared. The callus is a single smooth, yellowish or reddish ridge Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from late June to August.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Diuris brockmanii was first formally described in 2019 by David Jones and Christopher French in Australian Orchid Review from specimens collected by Garry Brockman west of Ravensthorpe in 2013.[5] The specific epithet (brockmanii) honours the collector of the type specimens.[2]

Distribution and habitat

South coast donkey orchid grows in coastal and near-coastal low shrubland, heath and mallee woodland between Esperance and Ongerup in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Conservation

Diuris brockmanii is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[1]

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