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| Frequency: | Rare |
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| Description: |
Two plants, displaying characteristics intermediate between those of the parents, were recorded from the Pungwe Gorge in 1976. The plants were lithophytic while both parents were found growing close together as epiphytes in a nearby tree (Ball, 1978). |
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| Notes: | This hybrid is recorded (as Polystachya fusiformis × ruwenzoriensis) in Grosvenor (1976) and Ball (1978). |
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| Habitat: | On mossy riverbank rocks in Riverine forest |
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| Flowering time: | Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Known only from these records from the Pungwe Gorge in Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 152 - 153. as Polystachya fusiformis × ruwenzoriensis (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 58. As Polystachya fusiformis X ruwenzoriensis |
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