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Caladenia Hoffmanii
''Caladenia hoffmanii'', commonly known as Hoffman's spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and one or two, greenish-yellow, red and white flowers which have a greenish-yellow labellum with a red tip. It is distinguished from the Pingaring spider orchid (''Caladenia graniticola'') by small differences in the labellum and more northerly distribution. Description ''Caladenia hoffmanii'' is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, hairy leaf, long and wide. One or two flowers long and wide are borne on a stalk tall. The flowers are greenish-yellow, red and white and the sepals and petals have narrow, club-like glandular tips, long. The dorsal sepal is erect, long and about wide at the base. The lateral sepals are about the same size as the dorsal sepal but curve downwards. The petals are long, about wide and also curve downwards. The labell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Hopper
Stephen Donald Hopper AC FLS FTSE (born 18 June 1951) is a Western Australian botanist. He graduated in Biology, specialising in conservation biology and vascular plants. Hopper has written eight books, and has over 200 publications to his name. He was Director of Kings Park in Perth for seven years, and CEO of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority for five. He is currently Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at The University of Western Australia. He was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 2006 to 2012. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Honours On 1 January 2001, the Australian government awarded Hopper the Centenary Medal for his "service to the community". On 11 June 2012, Hopper was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for "eminent service as a global science leader in the field of plant conservation biology, particularly in the delivery of world class research programs contributin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |