Diuris oporina D.L.Jones

Autumn donkey orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Diuris

Characteristics

Leaf 1, 100–250 × 7–10 mm, folded, base purplish. Flower stem 200–450 mm, 1–10-flowered. Flowers 20–30 mm across, white to very light mauve with a few darker mauve, lilac or purple markings on dorsal sepal and labellum, callus area white. Dorsal sepal obliquely erect, 9–10 × 4.5–5 mm. Lateral sepals deflexed, 25–35 × 1 mm. Petals obliquely erect; stalk 4–6 mm long, purple brown; blade ovate, 6.5–8 × 4–5 mm, distinct from stalk. Labellum 7–8 mm long; lateral lobes 2–2.5 × 2.5 mm; midlobe wedge-shaped with broad basal neck, 5–6 × 4–5 mm, with dark purple markings. Callus ridges 2, 3–4 mm long, divergent, with purple markings.
Life form perennial
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Growing on ridges and slopes in sparse, grassy forests in freely draining, often stony, shallow loam.
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Images

Diuris oporina unspecified picture

Distribution

Diuris oporina world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959743-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945018
COL ID 36ZNX
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Diuris oporina