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| Synonyms: |
Tridactyle bicaudata sensu LaCroix & Cribb in Flora Zambesiaca 11-2:451, 1998, non (Lindl.) Schltr. Tridactyle latifolia sensu J. Ball in Southern Afr. Epiphytic Orchids: 224, 1978, non Summerh. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust epiphytic herb, with 1 to numerous erect or pendent stems, 20-70 cm long, sometimes forming big clumps. Roots arising only from the base, 6-9 mm in diameter, branching. Leaves distichous, linear, 8-13 cm long, slightly curved, fleshy and stiff, V-shaped in cross-section, unequally bilobed at the apex. Inflorescences arising along the leafless stem and between the leaves, 60-90 mm long and horizontally held, up to 20-flowered, arranged in 2 rows. Flowers 6-7 mm in diameter, pale green or pale orange, scented during day-time; sepals ovate, c. 3 mm long; petals oblong, c. 3 mm long; lip c. 3 mm long, 3-lobed at about halfway, mid-lobe triangular, side lobes spreading and fimbriated at the apex; spur about 9-10 mm long, straight. |
| Notes: | This species is similar to Tridactyle bicaudata but differs in smaller, differently coloured and scented flowers, more robust and more succulent plant habit. |
| Derivation of specific name: | hurungweensis: of the Hurungwe District in northwestern Zimbabwe. |
| Habitat: | Epiphyte in open miombo woodland and gallery forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1300 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from northwestern Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 224 - 225. as Tridactyle latifolia Fibeck, W. (2016). Tridactyle hurungweensis – A new species from northern Zimbabwe Die Orchidee 2(7) Pages 1 - 6. Protologue (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 86. as Tridactyle ?latifolia La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 451. included under Tridactyle bicaudata |
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