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Microtis Graniticola
''Microtis graniticola'', commonly known as the granite mignonette orchid or granite onion orchid is a species of orchid Endemism, endemic to the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It has a single thin, hollow, onion-like leaf and up to sixty small green to greenish-yellow flowers. It grows in soil pockets on granite outcrops, especially where the soil receives run-off during rainy weather. Description ''Microtis graniticola'' is a terrestrial, Perennial plant, perennial, deciduous, Herbaceous plant, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, smooth, tubular leaf long and wide. Between twenty and sixty green to yellowish-green flowers are crowded along a stiff, rigid flowering stem tall. The flowers lean downwards and are long, wide with an Ovary (botany), ovary long. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal is egg-shaped, long, about wide and hood-like. The wikt:lateral, lateral sepals are oblong, long, about wide with their tips rolled downwards. The pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert John Bates
Robert J. "Rob" Bates (born 1946) is an Australian botanist, plant collector, and illustrator. Biography Bates grew up in Mylor, South Australia, and has been living in Fairview Park, Adelaide for more than 40 years. Professionally, Bates is primarily known for his interest in spermatophytes, in particular, the study of South Australian orchids, where he has described at least 68 species. Publications His publications include: * 1978. Pollination of orchids – Part 9. Self pollination. ''Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia'' 3, 7–8. * 1982. Observations of pollen vectors on '' Caladenia congesta.'' ''Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia'' 6, 37–38. * 1984a. The ecology and biology of '' Caladenia rigida'' (''Orchidaceae''). ''South Australian Naturalist'' 56–59, 63–65. 58, * 1984b. Pollination of ''Caladenia'': an overview. ''Orchadian'' 7, 269–270. * 1984c. The genus ''Microtis''''.'' (''Orchidaceae''). A Taxonomic revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |