Microcoelia ornithocephala P.J. Cribb

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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	In hot and dry deciduous forest and thicket.
Altitude range:	480 - 600 m
Flowering time:	December
Worldwide distribution:	Only known from Malawi.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Literature:	Cribb, P.J. & Stewart, J. (1985). Additions to the Orchid Flora of Tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 40(2) Pages 407 - 409. Protologue (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 434 - 435. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 281. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Microcoelia ornithocephala
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