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| Frequency: | Rare and local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A natural hybrid between Bulbophyllum scaberulum and B. maximum |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | chikukwa: after Chief Chikukwa, in whose area the type specimen was found. |
| Habitat: | On tree trunks and lichen-covered rocks in high rainfall miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1300 m (approx) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | So far only known from the Chikukwa Communal Land in the lower Chimanimani Area, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fibeck, W. & Mavi, S. (2000). A natural orchid hybrid from Zimbabwe Kirkia 17(2) Pages 147 - 149. Protologue |
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