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Caladenia Longicauda Subsp. Redacta
''Caladenia longicauda'' subsp. ''redacta'', commonly known as the tangled white spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemism, endemic to the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and up to three large, mainly white flowers with long, drooping wikt:lateral, lateral sepals and petals. It is most similar to Caladenia longicauda subsp. eminens, subspecies ''eminems'' but has smaller flowers and shorter teeth on the side of the Labellum (botany), labellum. Description ''Caladenia longicauda'' subsp. ''redacta'' is a Terrestrial plant, terrestrial, Perennial plant, perennial, deciduous, Herbaceous plant, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy leaf, long and wide. Up to three, mainly white flowers long and wide are borne on a spike tall. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal is erect, long and wide. The wikt:lateral, lateral sepals are long and wide, the petals are long and wide and all spread horizo ... [...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] |
