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Stenoglottis zambesiaca
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Stenoglottis fimbriata sensu Summerh. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect epiphytic or lithophytic herb. Leaves in a basal rosette, lanceolate to narrowly obovate, often spotted with undulate margins. Inflorescence laxly few to many-flowered, flowers often facing more or less to one side. Flowers pink to lilac; lip 3-lobed with darker pink spots; spur absent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zambesiaca: of the Zambezi region |
| Habitat: | In submontane evergreen forest on mossy rock, rotting logs and on trucks of trees, occasionally in woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1300 - 2150 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E,S |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review Pages 256 - 257. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 71. as Stenoglottis fimbriata La Croix, I and Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) FZ 11(1) Pages 41 - 43. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I.F. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 107 - 108. as Stenoglottis fimbriata (Includes a picture). Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Page 149. (Includes a picture). 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 98. 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 156 - 157. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390. as Stenoglottis fimbriata Summerhayes, V.S. (1968). Orchidaceae (Part 1) FTEA Pages 29 - 31. as Stenoglottis fimbriata |
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Flora of Mozambique: Stenoglottis zambesiacaAfrican Plant Database: Stenoglottis zambesiaca
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stenoglottis zambesiaca
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Stenoglottis zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Stenoglottis zambesiaca
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Stenoglottis zambesiaca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stenoglottis zambesiaca
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Stenoglottis zambesiaca
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Stenoglottis zambesiaca
Tropicos: Stenoglottis zambesiaca
West African Plants database: Stenoglottis zambesiaca
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