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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender herb, 25–50 cm tall. Leaves 10–12, along the stem, sometimes starting to wither at flowering time, linear-lanceolate, 10–40 cm long, slightly falcate. Inflorescence 5–20 cm long, several-many-flowered; bracts ovate, 2–3 cm long. Flowers green, the lower petal lobes and lateral lobes of the lip white. Dorsal sepal erect, ovate, very convex; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, 8.5–11 mm long more or less rolled lengthwise. Petals 2-lobed; upper lobe linear, 10–20 mm long, held against the dorsal sepal; lower lobe obovate or semi-orbicular from a narrow base, 9.5–15 mm long, spreading. Lip 3-lobed, with claw c. 8 mm long. Mid-lobe linear, 7–10 mm long; side lobes similar to lower petal lobes. Stigmatic arms 7–9 mm long. |
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| Habitat: | In shade among boulders. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review. Pages 6 - 7. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9. 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. Johnson, S., Bytebier, B, & Stärker H. (2015). Orchids of South Africa, a Field Guide Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 60. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 46. Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Page 141. (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 94. |
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