Saccolabiopsis armitii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Saccolabiopsis |
| Species: | S. armitii
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| Saccolabiopsis armitii | |
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Saccolabiopsis armitii, commonly known as the spotted pitcher orchid,[2] is an epiphytic orchid from the family Orchidaceae. It has a short stem, coarse, wiry roots, between three and six crowded, curved leaves and up to fifty yellowish green flowers with red markings and a white labellum. It usually grows in coastal scrub to rainforest in New Guinea and tropical North Queensland, Australia.
Description
[edit]Saccolabiopsis armitii is an epiphytic herb with a single main growth, coarse wiry roots and a stem 20–50 millimetres (0.79–2.0 in) long. There are between three and six crowded, curved leaves 30–60 millimetres (1.2–2.4 in) long and 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in) wide with a prominent midrib on the lower surface. Between twenty and fifty cup-shaped, resupinate, yellowish green flowers with red markings 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long and 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) wide are arranged on a pendulous flowering stem 50–90 millimetres (2.0–3.5 in) long. The dorsal sepal is about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long, 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide and the lateral sepals are a similar width but longer. The petals are about 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long and wide. The labellum is white, about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide with three lobes and a red anther. The side lobes are triangular and the middle lobe is short and rounded. Flowering occurs from September to December.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]The spotted pitcher orchid was first formally described in 1875 by Ferdinand von Mueller and given the name Sarcochilus armitii. The description was published in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae.[5][6] In 1886, Frederick Manson Bailey changed the name to Saccolabiopsis armitii.[7] The specific epithet (armitii) honours William Armit who collected the type specimen.[8]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Saccolabiopsis armitii grows in coastal scrub and rainforest up to 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the coast. It is found in New Guinea and in Queensland between Weipa and Bundaberg.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Saccolabiopsis armitii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b c Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 444–445. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ a b D.L.Jones; T.Hopley; S.M.Duffy (2010). "Factsheet - Saccolabiopsis armitii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Orchids. Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Saccolabiopsis armitii". Orchids of New Guinea. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Sarcochilus armitii". APNI. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 49. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Saccolabiopsis armitii". APNI. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Armit, William Edington de Margrat (1848 - 1901)". Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 2 January 2019.