Английская Википедия:Diuris septentrionalis

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Diuris septentrionalis, commonly known as northern bee 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 up to five yellow flowers with dark red markings.

Description

Diuris septentrionalis is a tuberous, perennial herb with two or three linear leaves Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. Up to five yellow flowers with dark red markings, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Cvt tall. The dorsal sepal is tapering egg-shaped to elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The lateral sepals are parallel or crossed near the tip, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide and project forwards. The petals are paddle-shaped, the blades elliptic to egg-shaped or round, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a reddish-brown stalk Шаблон:Cvt long. The labellum is Шаблон:Cvt long with three lobes - the centre lobe broadly wedge-shaped to heart-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The side lobes spread widely apart and are oblong, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. There are two smooth calli ridges outlined with red near the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs in August and September.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Diuris septentrionalis was first formally described in 2013 by David Jones and Christopher J. French in Australian Orchid Review, from a specimen collected by French in 2001.[5] The specific epithet (septentrionalis) means "north" or "northern", referring to the distribution of the species.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Northern bee orchid grows in winter-wet shrubland between Regans Ford and areas inland from Kalbarri in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[1][2][3]

Conservation

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

References

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