Английская Википедия:Eriochilus valens

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Eriochilus valens, commonly known as the red-lipped bunny orchid,[1] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single egg-shaped leaf held above the ground and up to four small pink or white and pink flowers. It grows near winter-west swamps and usually only flowers after fire the previous summer.

Description

Eriochilus valens is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single egg-shaped leaf Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The leaf is held above the ground on a thin stalk Шаблон:Convert high. Up to four white or pink flowers about Шаблон:Convert long and 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 narrow spatula-shaped Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and are held close to the dorsal sepal. The labellum is pink to red, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and has three lobes. The middle lobe is Шаблон:Convert long and is fleshy with red bristles. Flowering occurs from March to May but is much more prolific after fire the previous summer.[1][2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Eriochilus valens was first formally described in 2006 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown from a specimen collected in the Bakers Junction Nature Reserve north of Albany and the description was published in Nuytsia.[5] The specific epithet (valens) is a Latin word meaning "strong" or "vigorous",[6] referring to the large labellum of this orchid.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The red-lipped bunny orchid grows in woodland and shrubland around winter-wet swamps, mainly between Walpole and Albany.[2][3][4][7]

Conservation

Eriochilus valens is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]

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