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| Frequency: | Probably rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Cameroon |
| Notes: | Only known from a single uncollected record on Mt Mulanje |
| Derivation of specific name: | tridens: 3-toothed, referring to the 3-lobed lip. |
| Habitat: | On mossy branches in riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1400 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | January |
| Worldwide distribution: | Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi. |
| FZ divisions: | S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 282. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Page 82. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 179. |