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Cyrtorchis arcuata
arcuata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
On ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
On ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
On ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
On ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Angorchis sedenii (Rchb. f.) Kuntze Angraecum sedenii (Rchb. f.) G. Nicholson Angraecum. arcuatum Lindl. Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. subsp. variabilis Summerh. Cyrtorchis bracteata Schltr. Cyrtorchis sedenii (Rchb. f.) Schltr. Listrostachys arcuata (Lindl.) Rchb. f. Listrostachys sedenii Rchb. f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Epiphytic or lithophytic herb. Plants with a robust stem, up to 30 long, often forming large clumps. Leaves, leathery or somewhat fleshy, more or less flat and not folded along the length, linear, oblong or elliptic, up to 20 × 2.5 cm. Inflorescences 8-18 cm long, c. 10-flowered. Flowers star-shaped, sweetly scented, 2.5-3 cm in diameter, white, turning apricot with age. Sepals, petals and lip similar, lanceolate, acuminate, recurved at the apex. Spur 3-6 cm long, greenish, curved. |
| Notes: | Similar to Cyrtorchis ringens, which also has flat leaves but much smaller flowers and a shorter, straight spur. |
| Derivation of specific name: | arcuata: curved like a bow or arched, probably referring to the curved spur. |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia-Uapaca woodland, sometimes on Parinari in wooded grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 310 - 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 17 May 2012 |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 98 - 99. as Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. variabilis (Includes a picture). Cribb, P. (1989). Orchidaceae (Part 3) FTEA Pages 576 - 578. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 128. La Croix, I and Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) FZ 11(2) Pages 411 - 412. La Croix, I.F. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 265 - 266. as Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. variabilis (Includes a picture). Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Pages 434 - 435. (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 95. 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 440 - 441. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 130 - 131. (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 393. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture). |
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyrtorchis arcuata
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cyrtorchis arcuata
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