Английская Википедия:Habenaria triplonema

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Habenaria triplonema, commonly known as the twisted rein orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern Australia. It two or three leaves at its base and up to twenty five yellowish, strongly scented flowers.

Description

Habenaria triplonema is a tuberous, perennial herb with between two and three bright green leaves. The leaves are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Between eight and twenty five fragrant, greenish yellow and white flowers, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is about Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the lateral sepals are slightly wider and spread apart from each other. The petals are a similar size to the lateral sepals. The labellum has three thread-like lobes, the side lobes Шаблон:Convert long and often twisted, the middle lobe Шаблон:Convert long. The nectary spur is Шаблон:Convert long. Flowering occurs from February to March.

Taxonomy and naming

Habenaria triplonema was first formally described in 1911 by Rudolf Schlechter from a specimen collected from Port Darwin and the description was published in Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis.

Distribution and habitat

The twisted rein is found in northern parts of the Northern Territory, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, between Ingham and Rockhampton in Queensland, on some Torres Strait Islands and in New Guinea. It grows in open forest and woodland, sometimes near swamps and often with tall grasses.