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Brachycorythis pubescens
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Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
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Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
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| Synonyms: |
Brachycorythis goetzeana Kraenzl. Brachycorythis hispidula (Rendle) Schltr. Brachycorythis kassneriana Kraenzl. Brachycorythis stolzii Schltr. Peristylus hispidulus Rendle Platanthera hispidula (Rendle) Gilg. |
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Plants up to 75 cm tall from fleshy cylindrical wooly tuberous roots; leaves numerous, up to 6 x 2 cm, lanceolate, densely pubescent; inflorescence densely many flowered, 4-35 x 2.5-3.5 cm; ovary and pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm long, pubescent, purple; bracts leaf-like, up to 25 x 6 mm, lanceolate, pubescent; flowers mauve-pink to purple-pink and orange to yellow in centre, sepals often darker at tips; sepals 5-8 x 2-4.5 mm, pubescent, dorsal sepal ovate, convex forming a hood with petal, lateral sepals spreading , obliquely ovate; petals 4.5-7 x 2-4 mm, obliquely ovate, attached to column at base, sparesly pubescent on outside; lip hypochile forming sac-like, 2-3 mm long, right angle bend between hypochile and epichile, epichile 6-9 x 6-9 mm, 3-lobed near apex, side lobes rounded, mid lobe narrow, shorter or equal to side lobes. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | pubescens: densely hairy. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Guinea east to Kenya south to South Africa |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 317. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 116 - 117. (Includes a picture). Johnson, S., Bytebier, B, & Stärker H. (2015). Orchids of South Africa, a Field Guide Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 73. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 23 - 25. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 32. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I.F. & La Croix T.M. (1983). Orchids of Bvumbwe The Society of Malawi Journal 36(2) Page 17. 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 46 - 47. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 117. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 362 - 363. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 389. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 97 - 98. (Includes a picture). Summerhayes, V.S. (1955). A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 Pages 260 - 262. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 34. (Includes a picture). |
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