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Habenaria stylites
rhodesiaca
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Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Niassa Game Reserve.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Niassa Game Reserve.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 20 - 55 cm. Leaves 2, basal, appressed to the ground, broadly ovate to almost round. Several small bract-like leaves along the flowering stem. Inflorescence fairly densely 10-20 flowered. Flowers white. Dorsal sepal erect, convex, forming a hood; lateral sepals spreading obliquely ovate, acute. Petals 2-lobed nearly to the base; upper lobes linear, erect adnate to the dorsal sepal; lower lobes linear, often spreading outwards and upwards. Lip 3-lobed c. 3 mm from the base; mid-lobe oblong-lanceolate, wider than the side lobes. Spur 2.5-3 cm, slender throughout. |
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| Habitat: | On rocky slopes and old termite mounds in Brachystegia woodland. |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 18 November 2009 |
| Literature: |
Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 65. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 83. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 136 - 137. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 97. (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 96. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390. Summerhayes, V.S. (1964). African orchids XXIX Kew Bulletin 17(3) Pages 525 - 528. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 64 - 67. (Includes a picture). |
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