Eriochilus scaber
Eriochilus scaber | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Eriochilus |
Species: | E. scaber
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Binomial name | |
Eriochilus scaber A.P.Br.[1] |
Eriochilus scaber is a plant in the orchid family
Description
Eriochilus scaber is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
Eriochilus scaber was first formally described in 1840 by John Lindley and the description was published in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[6] The specific epithet (scaber) is a Latin word meaning "rough" or "scurfy",[7] referring to the surface of the labellum.[4]
There are two subspecies:
- Eriochilus scaber subsp. scaber,[8] commonly known as the pink bunny orchid,[4] which has a more or less erect, egg-shaped leaf held 2–12 mm (0.08–0.5 in) above the ground;
- Eriochilus scaber subsp. orbifolius,[9] commonly known as the round-leafed bunny orchid,[4] which has an almost circular leaf held close to the ground.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This bunny orchid grows in winter-wet areas between Jurien Bay and the Cape Arid National Park. Subspecies orbifolius is restricted to a small area of old sand dunes near Walpole.[3][4][5][10][11]
Conservation
Eriochilus scaber subsp. scaber is classified as "not threatened"[10] but subspecies orbifolius is classified as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife[11] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[12]</ref>
References
- ^ "Eriochilus pulchellus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ a b c Hopper, Stephen; Brown, Andrew Phillip (2006). "New and reinstated taxa in Eriochilus" (PDF). Nuytsia. 16 (1): 49–54. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9780980296457.
- ^ ISBN 9780646562322.
- ^ "Eriochilus scaber". APNI. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 670.
- ^ "Eriochilus scaber subsp. scaber". APNI. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Eriochilus scaber subsp. orbifolius". APNI. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 10 August 2019.