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| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
This variety can be distinguished from E. ovalis var. bainesii by the shorter leaves and slightly smaller flowers, which have more purplish sepals, darker on the outside, and white petals, minutely speckled with blue. It is more common in South Africa and has only once been recorded in Zimbabwe, in the Mutasa District, Penhalonga (Kativu 394, 19-01-1989). |
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| Derivation of specific name: | ovalis: broadly elliptic, oval, referring to the shape of the mid-lobe of the lip |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 2 September 2006 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 472 - 473. 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 95. Summerhayes, V.S. (1953). African orchids XXI Kew Bulletin 8(1) Page 151. as Eulophia ovalis |
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