Eriochilus pulchellus, commonly known as the granite bunny orchid,[2] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single egg-shaped leaf and up to ten small white flowers with red markings. A relatively common species, it grows in shallow soil on granite outcrops. Its fleshy leaf is held above the ground on a thin stalk.
Eriochilus pulchellus is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, egg-shaped to oval leaf 5–15 mm (0.2–0.6 in) long and 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide. The leaf is held above the ground on a thin stalk 20–70 mm (0.8–3 in) long. Up to ten white flowers with a few red markings, about 10 mm (0.4 in) long and 8 mm (0.3 in) wide are borne on a stem, 20–150 mm (0.8–6 in) tall. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in) wide. The lateral sepals are 10–17 mm (0.4–0.7 in) long, 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide and spread forwards. The petals are dull green with red tips and edges and are 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and about 1 mm (0.04 in) wide. The labellum is 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide and has three lobes. The middle lobe is 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and is fleshy with dark red bristles. Flowering occurs from April to May.[2][3][4][5][6]
Eriochilus pulchellus was first formally described in 2006 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown from a specimen collected near Manjimup and the description was published in Nuytsia.[7] The specific epithet (pulchellus) is the diminutive form of the Latin word meaning "beautiful", hence "beautiful little",[8] referring to the flowers of this orchid.[4]
The granite bunny orchid grows on granite outcrops between Windy Harbour and Albany, between Esperance and Israelite Bay and in the Darling Range near Perth.[3][4][5][9]
Eriochilus pulchellus is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[9]
Eriochilus pulchellus, commonly known as the granite bunny orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single egg-shaped leaf and up to ten small white flowers with red markings. A relatively common species, it grows in shallow soil on granite outcrops. Its fleshy leaf is held above the ground on a thin stalk.
Eriochilus pulchellus é uma espécie de orquídeas geófitas, família Orchidaceae, do sul e sudoeste da Austrália, onde crescem em florestas abertas, bosques e charnecas.[1] São plantas que têm um tubérculo enterrado, sem raízes aparentes, caules delicados não ramificados com uma única folha oval, basal ou acima do solo, inflorescência alongada com até quatro flores. As flores têm grandes sépalas laterais pálidas que destacam-se mais que os outros segmentos. A sépala dorsal fica tombada sobre a coluna, as pétalas são estreitas e bem menores ambas de cores escuras e similares. O labelo forma um tubo estreito com a coluna, é obscuramente tri-lobulado, com lóbulo intermediário amplo e carnoso, base estreita e margens refletidas, coberto de pelos púrpura ou brancos.[2]
Eriochilus pulchellus é uma espécie de orquídeas geófitas, família Orchidaceae, do sul e sudoeste da Austrália, onde crescem em florestas abertas, bosques e charnecas. São plantas que têm um tubérculo enterrado, sem raízes aparentes, caules delicados não ramificados com uma única folha oval, basal ou acima do solo, inflorescência alongada com até quatro flores. As flores têm grandes sépalas laterais pálidas que destacam-se mais que os outros segmentos. A sépala dorsal fica tombada sobre a coluna, as pétalas são estreitas e bem menores ambas de cores escuras e similares. O labelo forma um tubo estreito com a coluna, é obscuramente tri-lobulado, com lóbulo intermediário amplo e carnoso, base estreita e margens refletidas, coberto de pelos púrpura ou brancos.
Eriochilus pulchellus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Lan. Loài này được Hopper & A.P.Br. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 2006.[1]
Eriochilus pulchellus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Lan. Loài này được Hopper & A.P.Br. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 2006.
