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Synonyms: |
Cyrtopera woodfordii (Sims) Lindl. Cyrtopodium woodfordii Sims Dendrobium longifolium Kunth Eulophia longifolia (Kunth) Schltr. Eulophia woodfordii (Sims) Rolfe Limodorum altum L. |
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Description: | Terrestrial herb, 1-2 m tall. Leaves erect, lanceolate, up to 1.2 m long, plicate with a long petiole. Inflorescence densely many-flowered. Sepals greenish-yellow; petals tinged reddish-brown to red-purple; lip 3-lobed in the apical half, reddish-brown to purple, with whitish papillae on the 5 central veins of the mid-lobe; base of the lip saccate, greenish. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | alta: tall | |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb | |
Worldwide distribution: | Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, CAR, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, DRC, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Also in South America. | |
Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Cribb, P.J. (1989). Orchidaceae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 435. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 58. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 80. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 486 - 487. 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 119. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 169 - 170. (Includes a picture). |
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