liparis petricola
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Liparis petricola, commonly known as the mountain sprite orchid, is a plant in the orchid family and is endemic to Queensland. It is a terrestrial orchid with two or three egg-shaped leaves and between three and fifteen deep reddish purple flowers with a green column. It grows in rainforest in tropical far North Queensland.
Description
Liparis petricola is a terrestrial herb with three or four underground pseudobulbs. There are two or three thin, dark green pleated, egg-shaped leaves 80β120 mm (3β5 in) long and 40β60 mm (2β2 in) wide with five obvious veins and wavy edges. Between three and fifteen deep reddish purple flowers, 8β12 mm (0.3β0.5 in) long and 10β15 mm (0.39β0.59 in) wide are borne on a purplish flowering stem 150β250 mm (6β10 in) long. The dorsal sepal is 9β11 mm (0.4β0.4 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide and the lateral sepals are a similar length and about 4 mm (0.2 in) wide with their tips twisted. The petals are also a similar length but only about 1 mm (0.04 in) wide. The labellum is egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, a channelled base and irregular edges. It is 8β9 mm (0.31β0.35 in) long and 6β7 mm (0.2β0.3 in) wide and has a green column. Flowering occurs between October and December.
Taxonomy and naming
The mountain sprite orchid was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and Bruce Gray who gave it the name Diteilis petricola and published the description in Australian Orchid Research. In 2008, Peter Dundas Bostock changed the name to Liparis petricola. The specific epithet (petricola) is derived from the Ancient Greek word petra meaning "rock" or "stone":β601β and the suffix -cola meaning "dweller" or "inhabitant".:β217β
Distribution and habitat
Liparis petricola grows in rainforest, often in leaf litter on large granite boulders and is found between Kuranda and the Kirrama National Park.