Brachycorythis ovata Lindl.
subsp. welwitschii (Rchb. f.) Summerh.

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Roadside dambo between Mwinilunga and Solwezi (Mwinilunga District)

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Synonyms:	Brachycorythis acutiloba Rendle Brachycorythis welwitschii Rchb. f.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Terrestrial herb, 25-55 cm tall from wooly cylindrical tuber; leaves lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate; inflorescence laxly to densely many-flowered flowers mauve and white. Differs from other subspecies in a less densely leafy stem, inflorescence laxer, slightly larger flowers with lip lobed at the apex only.
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Derivation of specific name:	ovata: ovate or egg-shaped
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Flowering time:	Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	From Angola through DRC, Burundi to Tanzania south to Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,E
Growth form(s):	Perennial, terrestrial.
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Literature:	Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review. Pages 16 - 17. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 317. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 54. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 78. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 22 - 23. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 31. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 94. McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa Pages 44 - 45. As Brachycorythis ovata Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 117. Summerhayes, V.S. (1955). A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 Pages 256 - 257. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 32. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 83.

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