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Orthochilus odontoglossus
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Airedale Rd to Bonda, Nyanga
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Airedale Rd to Bonda, Nyanga
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Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel
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Rusape-Juliasdale rd near Brondesbury Park Hotel
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Road from Penhalonga to Small Bridge Dam
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Freshwater Rd, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Cyrtopera holstiana Kraenzl. Cyrtopera papillosa Rolfe Cyrtopera shupangae Rchb.f. Eulophia aurea Kraenzl. Eulophia chrysantha Schltr. Eulophia durbanensis Rolfe Eulophia graciliscapa Schltr. Eulophia johnstonii Rolfe Eulophia missionis Rendle Eulophia odontoglossa Rchb. f. Eulophia panganiana Kraenzl. Eulophia papillosa (Rolfe) Schltr. Eulophia propinqua Hutch. Eulophia shupangae (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender terrestrial herb, up to 1 m. Leaves 2-3, grass-like, up to 28 cm, well developed at the time of flowering. Flowering stem covered in pale brown papery sheaths. Inflorescence open with 20 to 30 flowers. Flowers bright yellow; sepals and petals similar; lip covered in darker orange-brown to purple papillae. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | odontoglossa: with a toothed tongue, referring to the dentate margin of the midlobe of the lip. |
| Habitat: | In open seasonally wet grassland and vlei margins, often along roadsides. |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 234 - 235. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 323. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Cribb, P.J. (1989). Orchidaceae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 458 - 459. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 60. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 218 - 219. as Eulophia odontoglossa (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 81. As Eulophia odontoglossa La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 511 - 512. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 309. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I.F. & La Croix T.M. (1983). Orchids of Bvumbwe The Society of Malawi Journal 36(2) Page 17. As Eulophia odontoglossa Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Pages 392 - 393. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Martos, F., Johnson, S.D., Peter, C.I & Bytebier, B. (2014). A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus Taxon 63(1) Page 19. McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa Pages 334 - 335. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 244 - 245. (Includes a picture). Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 121 - 122. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 136. Summerhayes, V.S. (1953). African orchids XXI Kew Bulletin 8(1) Pages 157 - 159. as Eulophia shupangae Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 157 - 158. As Eulophia odontoglossa and E. shupangae (Includes a picture). |
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