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 | |
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| 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 | |
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