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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Slender terrestrial, 30 - 60 cm. Leaves along the stem, linear to narrowly lanceolate. Inflorescence lax. Flowers small, green with a white relatively prominent column, very unpleasantly scented. Sepals reflexed. Petals 2-lobed almost to the base; upper lobes linear, often crossing; lower lobes, hinged, slightly longer and wider than upper lobes. Lip 3-lobed; all lobes linear, often curved backwards; mid-lobe longer than side lobes. Column prominent, up to 5 mm long. |
Notes: | In Feb 2005, this sp. was seen in great abundance colonising the wet roadside ditch by the road north of Troutbeck, Nyanga. |
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Habitat: | In wet seepage zones overlying rock in montane grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2370 m |
Flowering time: | Feb - Apr |
Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 218 - 219. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 64. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 248 - 249. (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 83. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 99. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 74. (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 96. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 51 - 52. (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. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 137. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 84. |
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