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Centrostigma papillosum
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Photo: Margaret Westrop
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba.
Photo: Margaret Westrop
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rather slender herb 40–65 cm tall, drying dark brown or almost black with ellipsoid tubers. Leaves 6–8, along the stem, lowest sheathing, lanceolate, up to c. 9 cm long. Inflorescence laxly 2–12-flowered, 11–20 cm long. Flowers green. Dorsal sepal erect, ovate, 10.5–12 mm long, convex; lateral sepals sharply reflexed and curled, obliquely lanceolate, 10–11 mm long. Petals lanceolate, 7–12 mm long, usually with a small lateral lobe near the base, lying inside dorsal sepal. Lip 3-lobed; claw 2–4 mm long; mid-lobe linear, 10–13 mm long, reflexed; side lobes 10–13 mm long, projecting forward, dentate at the apex. Spur 20–25 mm long, tucked into bract. |
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| Habitat: | In dambos and other marshy areas |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1300 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 2 March 2020 |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review. Pages 26 - 27. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 55. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 79. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 50. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 44. (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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 118. Summerhayes, V.S. (1956). African orchids XXIII Kew Bulletin 11(2) Pages 219 - 221. Protologue Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 76 - 77. (Includes a picture). |
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