Tridactyle virginea P.J. Cribb & la Croix

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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	On horizontal branches in submontane evergreen forest, often forming large colonies.
Altitude range:	1600 - 1900 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania and northern Malawi.
Malawi distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Literature:	La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 456. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 297. (Includes a picture).

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