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Polystachya holmesiana
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba, Zimbabwe.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba, Zimbabwe.
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| Synonyms: |
Polystachya sp. (Williamson 1618) of Williamson, Orch. S. Centr. Africa: 124 (1977). |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Epiphytic, occasionally lithophytic, herb. Pseudobulbs clustered, oblong, somewhat bilaterally flattened, ribbed, 2.5–4.5 cm long, yellowish, 2–4-leaved. Leaves folded along the length, 8–17 cm long, usually absent or just about to develop at flowering time. Inflorescence laxly up to c. 15-flowered, 12–30 cm long, pubescent. Flowers facing down, orange, petals with a red central line, lip with a magenta tip and red veins on the side lobes. Sepals fleshy, pubescent on outer surface. Lip fleshy, 8–10 mm long, 3-lobed at about halfway with a yellow, clavate pubescent callus at the junction of the lobes. |
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| Habitat: | High rainfall Brachystegia woodland and riverine forest, usually on trees, sometimes on rocks in shade |
| Altitude range: | 1600 - 1920 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from Malawi and Zambia. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 15 September 2018 |
| 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 331. (Includes a picture). Cribb, P.J. (1977). New orchids from South Central Africa Kew Bulletin 32(1) Pages 154 - 157. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 351. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 227. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 123. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 123 - 124. as Polystachya sp. (Williamson 1618) (Includes a picture). |
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