Английская Википедия:Eriochilus pulchellus

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Eriochilus pulchellus, commonly known as the granite bunny orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single egg-shaped leaf and up to ten small white flowers with red markings. A relatively common species, it grows in shallow soil on granite outcrops. Its fleshy leaf is held above the ground on a thin stalk.

Description

Eriochilus pulchellus is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, egg-shaped to oval leaf Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The leaf is held above the ground on a thin stalk Шаблон:Convert long. Up to ten white flowers with a few red markings, about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a stem, Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and spread forwards. The petals are dull green with red tips and edges and are Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and has three lobes. The middle lobe is Шаблон:Convert long and is fleshy with dark red bristles. Flowering occurs from April to May.

Taxonomy and naming

Eriochilus pulchellus was first formally described in 2006 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown from a specimen collected near Manjimup and the description was published in Nuytsia. The specific epithet (pulchellus) is the diminutive form of the Latin word meaning "beautiful", hence "beautiful little", referring to the flowers of this orchid.

Distribution and habitat

The granite bunny orchid grows on granite outcrops between Windy Harbour and Albany, between Esperance and Israelite Bay and in the Darling Range near Perth.

Conservation

Eriochilus pulchellus is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.