Schizochilus sulphureus Schltr.

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Status: Native
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Habitat: In damp grassland, often after fire or growing in moss in seepage areas over rock.
Altitude range: Above 1800 m
Flowering time:Jan - Mar
Worldwide distribution: Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia (Nyika only).
Malawi distribution: N,S
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 335. (Includes a picture).

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 31 - 32. (Includes a picture).

La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 36 - 37. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 124.

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 389.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 141.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1968). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 27 - 29. (Includes a picture).

Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 35 - 36. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Mozambique: Schizochilus sulphureus
Flora of Zambia: Schizochilus sulphureus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schizochilus sulphureus
African Plant Database: Schizochilus sulphureus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schizochilus sulphureus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schizochilus sulphureus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schizochilus sulphureus
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iNaturalist: Schizochilus sulphureus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizochilus sulphureus
JSTOR Plant Science: Schizochilus sulphureus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schizochilus sulphureus
Plants of the World Online: Schizochilus sulphureus
Tropicos: Schizochilus sulphureus
Wikipedia: Schizochilus sulphureus


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: Species information: Schizochilus sulphureus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=180830, retrieved 10 December 2024

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