Английская Википедия:Gastrodia entomogama

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Gastrodia entomogama, commonly known as the Brindabella potato orchid,[1] is a leafless terrestrial mycotrophic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has a dark brown or blackish flowering stem with up to sixty brown, warty, tube-shaped flowers. It is only known for certain from the Australian Capital Territory.

Description

Gastrodia entomogama is a leafless terrestrial, mycotrophic herb that has a thick, fleshy, brittle, dark brown to blackish flowering stem bearing between five and sixty light brown to dark brown, tube-shaped flowers that are rough and warty outside and white inside. The sepals and petals are joined, forming a tube Шаблон:Convert long. The petals have irregular or wavy edges. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and white with orange-coloured edges. Flowering occurs from December to January but the flowers are self-pollinating.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Gastrodia entomogama was first formally described in 1991 by David Jones from a specimen he collected on Mount Franklin in 1990. The description was published in Australian Orchid Research.[3] The specific epithet (entomogama) is derived from the Ancient Greek words entomon meaning "insect"[4]Шаблон:Rp and gamos meaning "marriage" or "union",[4]Шаблон:Rp referring to the flowers originally being described as insect-pollinated.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The Brindabella potato orchid grows with shrubs and grasses in forest. It is only known for certain from a few locations in the Australian Capital Territory.[1][2]

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