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Status: | Native |
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Leaves appearing after flowering. Leaf lamina narrowly elliptic, base cuneate, false petiole absent; ligule brown, membranous, 6-10 mm long; sheaths furrowed, forming a well-developed pseudostem. Flowers 9-14, borne on very short peduncles. Corolla lobes 2-2.5 cm long; labellum pale mauve, up to 3.5 cm long; anther crest parallel-sided, c. 2 mm wide. |
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Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi |
Malawi distribution: | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Lock, J.M. (1991). A New Species of Siphonochilus (Zingiberaceae) from Tanzania. Kew Bulletin 46 No.2. Pages 269 - 271. Lock, J.M. (2010). Zingiberaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 130 - 131. |
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