Diuris nigromontana

Diuris nigromontana, commonly known as the Black Mountain leopard orchid,[1] is a species of orchid which is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory. It was first formally described in 2008 by David Jones from a specimen collected on Black Mountain and the description was published in The Orchadian.[2] Black Mountain leopard orchid is only known from the Australian Capital Territory.

Black Mountain leopard orchid
Diuris nigromontana growing on Black Mountain in the A.C.T.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Diuris
Species:
D. nigromontana
Binomial name
Diuris nigromontana

References

  1. "Diuris nigromontana". Canberra Nature Map Community. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "Duiris aequalis". APNI. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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