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FZ.51. Tridactyle
Description of the genus
Epiphytic or lithophytic, monopodial herbs, often robust and with elongated stems, bearing the remains of old leaf bases. Pseudobulbs 0. Leaves distichous, often twisted at the base to lie in one plane; apex unequally 2-lobed. Inflorescence arising opposite the leaves, 2-many-flowered. Flowers usually yellow, buff-orange or green, less often white. Sepals and petals similar, free, usually spreading. Lip 3-lobed with basal auricles; base spurred. Column short fleshy. Pollinia 2. Worldwide: 38 species in tropical and South Africa Caprivi: 6 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| bicaudata (Lindl.) Schltr. | Description, Image |
| eggelingii Summerh. | |
| filifolia (Schltr.) Schltr. | |
| tridactylites (Rolfe) Schltr. | Description, Image |
| tridentata (Harv.) Schltr. | Description, Image |
| virginea P.J. Cribb & la Croix |
Other sources of information about Tridactyle:
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Flora of Malawi: TridactyleFlora of Mozambique: Tridactyle
Flora of Zambia: Tridactyle
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tridactyle
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TridactyleBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tridactyle
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tridactyle
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tridactyle
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Tridactyle
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tridactyle
JSTOR Plant Science: Tridactyle
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tridactyle
Plants of the World Online: Tridactyle
Tropicos: Tridactyle
Wikipedia: Tridactyle
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