Английская Википедия:Diuris curta
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Diuris curta is a species of orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has one or two leaves and up to five bright yellow flowers with two small dark spots on the dorsal sepal. It grows on coastal headlands between about Byfield in Queensland and Hat Head in New South Wales.
Description
Diuris curta is a tuberous, perennial herb with one or more usually two linear leaves Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and folded lengthwise. Up to five bright yellow flowers Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal is egg-shaped to almost round, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide with two small dark spots. The lateral sepals are greenish, egg-shaped to spatula-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and turned downwards, parallel to or crossed over each other. The petals are more or less erect or curved backwards, broadly egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a blackish stalk Шаблон:Convert long. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long and has three lobes. The centre lobe is egg-shaped to wedge-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the side lobes are oblong to egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. There are two callus ridges Шаблон:Convert long and spreading apart from each other near the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs from August to early October.[1]
Taxonomy and naming
Diuris curta was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones from a specimen collected near Hat Head and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research.[2] The specific epithet (curta) is a Latin word meaning "short",[3] referring to the short habit of this orchid, which is probably a result of adaptation to the exposed environment.[1]
Distribution and habitat
This orchid grows on coastal headlands between Byfield and Hat Head, often in places exposed to the sea.[1]
Conservation
Invasion by weeds including bitou bush and native shrubs in the absence of fire threaten D. curta.[1]
References
- Английская Википедия
- Diuris
- Endemic orchids of Australia
- Orchids of New South Wales
- Orchids of Queensland
- Plants described in 2006
- Taxa named by David L. Jones (botanist)
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