Английская Википедия:Diuris drummondii
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Diuris drummondii, commonly known as the tall donkey orchid[1] is a species of orchid which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is the tallest Diuris and is distinguished from the similar Diuris emarginata by its larger, more widely spaced flowers. The flowers are pale yellow with brown markings.
Description
Diuris drummondii is a tuberous, perennial herb, growing to a height of Шаблон:Convert with between three and six leaves, each Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. There are between three and seven pale yellow flowers with brown markings and Шаблон:Convert wide. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and turned downwards. The petals are held ear-like above the rest of the flower with the blade 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 broadly egg-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the side lobes are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. There are two parallel callus ridges Шаблон:Convert long and edged with brown in the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs from November to January and is enhanced by fire the previous summer followed by heavy winter rains.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Diuris drummondii was first formally described in 1840 by John Lindley and the description was published in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony as an appendix to Edwards's Botanical Register.[4] The specific epithet (drummondii) honours James Drummond who collected the type specimen.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The tall donkey orchid grows in winter-wet depressions that retain at least some moisture until summer, and often flowers with its base submerged. It is found between Northampton and Mount Barker in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions.[3][5]
Conservation
Diuris drummondii is classified as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[5]
References
- Английская Википедия
- Diuris
- Endemic orchids of Australia
- Orchids of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1840
- Endemic flora of Southwest Australia
- Taxa named by John Lindley
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