Microcoelia megalorrhiza
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Small ravine along track west of Khodzue River Gorge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Small ravine along track west of Khodzue River Gorge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Small ravine along track west of Khodzue River Gorge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Small ravine along track west of Khodzue River Gorge.
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| Synonyms: |
Angorkis megalorrhiza (Rchb. f.) Kuntze Angraecum megalorrhizum Rchb. f. Epidorkis megalorrhiza (Rchb. f.) Kuntze Gussonea megalorrhiza (Rchb. f.) Schltr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Leafless epiphyte with distinctly verrucose grey-green roots up to 70 cm long and up to 4 mm wide, usually very loosely attached to the substrate. Inflorescences up to 10, erect or pendent, up to 13 cm long, fairly densely up to 20-flowered. Flowers glistening white with a orange-brown tip on the spur. Petals and sepals similar, 6-9 mm long, pointed; lip obscurely 3-lobed; spur 6-8 mm long straight or curved with a wide mouth. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | Woodland and riverine thicket at hot, dry and low altitudes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 100 - 200 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 23 June 2017 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 432 - 433. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Pages 84 - 85. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 280 - 281. Morris, B. (1970). Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi The Society of Malawi Pages 89 - 90. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 53 - 54. (Includes a picture). |
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