Английская Википедия:Diuris porphyrochila
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Diuris porphyrochila, commonly known as Yalgorup donkey orchid,[1] is a species of orchid that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has two or three linear to lance-shaped leaves and a flowering stem with up to eight yellow flowers with brown to reddish-brown and purple markings.
Description
Diuris porphyrochila is a tuberous, perennial herb, with two or three linear to lance-shaped leaves Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. Up to eight yellow flowers with brown to reddish-brown and purple markings are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Cvt high. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide and heavily stained reddish-brown. The lateral sepals are narrowly oblong, crossed with curved tips, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The petals are elliptic to broadly elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide on a stalk Шаблон:Cvt long and stained with brown. The labellum is Шаблон:Cvt long with three lobes - the centre lobe broadly wedge-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, the side lobes oblong to egg-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. There is a single smooth, yellow callus ridge Шаблон:Cvt long, along the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs from late August to early October.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Diuris porphyrochila was first formally described in 2016 by David Jones and Christopher French in Australian Orchid Review from specimens collected near Wellington Dam in 1997.[4] The specific epithet (porphyrochila) means "purple lip", referring to the colour of the labellum.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Yalgorup donkey orchid grows in forest in sand in near-coastal areas from south of Mandurah to Busselton, possibly as far south as Margaret River in the Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[1][2][3]
Conservation
Diuris porphyrochila is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[1]
References
- Английская Википедия
- Diuris
- Endemic orchids of Australia
- Orchids of Western Australia
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Plants described in 2016
- Taxa named by David L. Jones (botanist)
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