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Calyptrochilum christyanum
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| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust epiphytic herb, occasionally recorded as a lithophyte. Plants develop a mostly unbranched stem, which stands out horizontally or somewhat pendent from the host tree. Leaves all along the stem, fleshy, distichous. Inflorescences in the leaf axils on the underside of the stem, c. 5-7-flowered. Flowers white with a greenish-yellow throat, lemon scented. Sepals and petals similar, ovate-elliptic. Lip 3-lobed with rounded side lobes. Spur greenish with a wide mouth, constricted in the middle, the spherical apex often at right angle to the base of the spur. |
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| Habitat: | In woodland and riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
| Growth form: | EL |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 11 February 2006 |
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comments powered by DisqusOther sources of information about Calyptrochilum christyanum:
Flora of Mozambique: Calyptrochilum christyanumAfrican Plant Database: Calyptrochilum christyanum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Calyptrochilum christyanum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Calyptrochilum christyanum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Calyptrochilum christyanum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Calyptrochilum christyanum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Calyptrochilum christyanum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Calyptrochilum christyanum
JSTOR Plant Science: Calyptrochilum christyanum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Calyptrochilum christyanum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Calyptrochilum christyanum
Tropicos: Calyptrochilum christyanum
West African Plants database: Calyptrochilum christyanum
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