| 词条 | Thelymitra benthamiana |
| 释义 |
|name = Leopard sun orchid |image = Thelymitra benthamiana - cropped.jpg |image_caption = Thelymitra benthamiana near Mount Chudalup |taxon = Thelymitra benthamiana |authority = Rchb.f.[1] |display_parents = 2 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = }} Thelymitra benthamiana, commonly called the leopard sun orchid or blotched sun orchid,[2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia. It has a single leathery leaf and up to ten yellowish green flowers with brownish spots, blotches and patterns. The column is yellow with deeply fringed wings and the lobe on top of the anther has a large lump on its top. DescriptionThelymitra benthamiana is a tuberous, perennial herb with a single flat, lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaf {{convert|50-150|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|20-35|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide. Between two and ten greenish yellow flowers with brownish spots, blotches and patterns, {{convert|30-40|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} wide are borne on a flowering stem {{convert|200-400|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} tall. The sepals and petals are {{convert|15-20|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|6-10|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide with the labellum (the lowest petal) usually narrower than the other petals and sepals. The column is yellow or greenish, {{convert|6-8|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3-4|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide with broad, fringed wings. The lobe on the top of the anther club-like lump on its summit. Flowering occurs from September to December but flowering is more prolific after fire the previous summer.[2][3][4][5][6][7]Taxonomy and namingThelymitra benthamiana was first formally described in 1871 by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach and the description was published in Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde.[8] The specific epithet (benthamiana) honours George Bentham.[5]Distribution and habitatThe leopard sun orchid is widespread and common, growing in heath and forest. In Western Australia it often grows around the edges of granite outcrops. It is found in Western Australia between Geraldton and Israelite Bay, in southern and western Victoria, in south-eastern South Australia and on Flinders Island in Tasmania.[2][5][9] ConservationThelymitra benthamiana is classified as "not threatened" in Western Australia by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[9]References1. ^{{WCSP | 203719 | Thelymitra benthamiana }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=David L.|title=A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories|date=2006|publisher=New Holland|location=Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.|isbn=1877069124|pages =250–251}} 3. ^{{cite journal |last1=Jeanes |first1=Jeffrey A. |title=Resolution of the Thelymitra fuscolutea R. Br. (Orchidaceae) complex of southern Australia |journal=Muelleria |date=2006 |volume=24 |pages=13–14 |url=https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/documents/Muelleria_24_p3-24_Jones_Thelymitra_fuscolutea_web_version.pdf |accessdate=5 June 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web |last1=Jeanes |first1=Jeff |title=Thelymitra benthamiana |url=https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/edf61618-2aec-4c5d-ae3a-34023b4364c5 |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria |accessdate=5 June 2018}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Andrew|last2=Dundas|first2=Pat|last3=Dixon|first3=Kingsley|last4=Hopper|first4=Stephen|title=Orchids of Western Australia|date=2008|publisher=University of Western Australia Press|location=Crawley, Western Australia|isbn=9780980296457|page=418}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=Hoffman|first1=Noel|last2=Brown|first2=Andrew|title=Orchids of South-West Australia.|date=2011|publisher=Noel Hoffman|location=Gooseberry Hill|isbn=9780646562322|page=288|edition=3rd}} 7. ^{{cite web |last1=Archer |first1=William |title=Leopard orchid - Thelymitra benthamiana |url=http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com/2008/09/leopard-orchid-thelymitra-benthamiana.html |publisher=Esperance Wildflowers |accessdate=5 June 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Thelymitra benthamiana|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/521701|publisher=APNI|accessdate=5 June 2018}} 9. ^1 {{FloraBase|name=Thelymitra benthamiana|id=10856}} External links
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