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Brachycorythis pleistophylla
pleistophylla
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Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 60 to 100 cm. Stems leafy with leaves often overlapping, lanceolate, tapering to a long, fine point. Inflorescence fairly densely many-flowered, up to 30 cm long, bracts long and leaf-like. Flowers mauve to purple, yellow in the throat; lip pointing forwards, epichile folded lengthwise. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pleistophylla: with many leaves |
| Habitat: | In grassland and at the edges of woodland, particularly on granite. |
| Altitude range: | 1100 - 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread from Nigeria to Ethiopia and southwards to South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
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| Content last updated: | Wednesday 9 November 2011 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I and Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) FZ 11(1) Pages 21 - 22. La Croix, I.F. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 31 - 32. (Includes a picture). 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 48 - 49. (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. |
Other sources of information about Brachycorythis pleistophylla:
African Plant Database: Brachycorythis pleistophyllaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Brachycorythis pleistophylla
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Brachycorythis pleistophylla
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Brachycorythis pleistophylla
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Brachycorythis pleistophylla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachycorythis pleistophylla
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachycorythis pleistophylla
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Brachycorythis pleistophylla
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Brachycorythis pleistophylla
Tropicos: Brachycorythis pleistophylla
West African Plants database: Brachycorythis pleistophylla
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