Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. dilatatus
White bunny orchid | |
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Eriochilus dilatatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Eriochilus |
Species: | Lindl. |
Subspecies: | E. d. subsp. dilatatus
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Trinomial name | |
Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. dilatatus | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. dilatatus, commonly known as the white bunny orchid,
Description
Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. dilatatus is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
The white bunny orchid was first formally described in 1840 by John Lindley who gave it the name Eriochilus latifolius and published the description in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[6] In 1873, George Bentham changed the name to Eriochilus dilatatus var. latifolius[7] and in 2006, Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown changed the name to E. dilatatus subsp. dilatatus.[2] The specific epithet (dilatatus) is a Latin word meaning "spread out", "enlarge", or "extend".[8]
Distribution and habitat
The swamp bunny orchid grows in woodland, shrubland and in shallow soil on granite outcrops between
Conservation
Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. dilatatus is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[9]
References
- ^ a b Hopper, Stephen; Brown, Andrew Phillip (2006). "New and reinstated taxa in Eriochilus" (PDF). Nuytsia. 16 (1): 37–38. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. dilatatus". APNI. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ ISBN 9780980296457.
- ^ ISBN 9780646562322.
- ^ "Eriochilus latifolius". APNI. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Eriochilus dilatatus var. latifolius". APNI. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 743.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.