FZ.54. Oeceoclades Lindl.

EULOPHIDIUM Pfitz.

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998) Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2)

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs, rarely epiphytic. Pseudobulbs set close together, ovoid to fusiform, 1–3-leaved at the apex. Leaves coriaceous, often variegated, usually petiolate with the petiole articulated above the base. Inflorescence arising from base of the pseudobulb, simple or branched, several- to many-flowered. Flowers resupinate, relatively small, thin-textured. Sepals and petals free, variously spreading, ± similar, the petals usually shorter and broader than the sepals. Lip spurred, 3-lobed, the mid-lobe usually 2-lobed or emarginate so that the lip appears 4-lobed.Column erect, rather short, oblique at the base; pollinia 2, ovoid or pyriform.

Worldwide: 30 species in tropical, subtropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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maculata (Lindl.) Lindl.

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Wikipedia: Oeceoclades

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Oeceoclades.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=454, retrieved 29 March 2024

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