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Synonyms: |
Bulbophyllum carinatum G. Will. Bulbophyllum infracarinatum G. Will. Bulbophyllum sp. no. 1 sensu Grosvenor (1976); Ball 1978 (Ball 986) |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Pseudobulbs spaced along a creeping rhizome, ellipsoid to narrowly ovoid, 4-angled, yellow-green. Leaf 1 per pseudobulb, leathery, narrowly elliptic, up to 10 cm long. Inflorescence from the base of the pseudobulb; peduncle erect with swollen rhachis bent or arching. Flowers alternate, spaced along the rhachis, small, greenish, heavily blotched with purple. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | unifoliatum: with one leaf |
Habitat: | Mainly found in evergreen and riverine forest at lower altitudes, but also in mist-belt Brachystegia woodland at higher levels. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1500 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 29 September 2006 |
Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 74 - 75. as Bulbophyllum sp. no. 1 (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 79. as Bulbophyllum sp. no. 1 Kimberley, M.J. (2003). A List of Epiphytic Orchids of Zimbabwe Excelsa 20 Page 50. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 310. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Page 41. as Bulbophyllum carinatum La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 201. (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. Morris, B. (1970). Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi The Society of Malawi Page 47. as Bulbophyllum unifoliatum Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 133. Vermeulen, J.J. (1987). A Taxonomic Revision of the Continental African Bulbophyllinae Orchid Monographs Volume 2 E.J. Brill, Leiden-New York-Kopnhavn-Koln Pages 153 - 155. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 84. |
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