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Synonyms: |
Gyaladenia friesii (Schltr.) Schltr. Platanthera friesii Schltr. |
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Description: | Terrestrial herb, 8-27 cm tall from ovoid to cylindrical tubers up to 5 cm long; stems leafy; leaves c. 10, linear-lanceolate, up to 2.5-6 x 2-3.5 cm; inflorescence laxly (1)3-15-flowered; flowers almost white, pale to deep pink or purple with darker marks on lip; ovary and pedicle arched, 5-8 mm long; bracts 13-15 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate; dorsal sepal 4-6.7 x 1.6-2.8 mm, ovate; lateral sepals 4.5-7.6 x 2.3-2.6 mm, rather oblique; petals 3-6.5 x 2-3.3 mm, obliquely ovate, attached to the column at base; lip 4-7 mm long, epichile 5-6.3 x 5.7-7.3 mm, 3-lobed near the base, mid-lobe quadrate 2-3 mm long, side lobes 1-2 mm long, narrow and spreading; spur 2.5-4.5 mm long, slender, blunt, curved. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | friesii: after Professor R. E. Fries, botanist on the Swedish Rhodesia-Congo expedition in 1911-12. | |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb | |
Worldwide distribution: | From Burundi to Tanzania south through Zambia and DRC to Angola. | |
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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. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 17. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 117. Summerhayes, V.S. (1955). A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 Pages 246 - 247. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 30 - 31. (Includes a picture). |
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