Polystachya cultriformis (yellow-flowered form)
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Tsetsera, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tsetsera, Mozambique
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Polystachya gerrardii Harv. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Some plants occur with yellow flowers and often also have slightly narrower leaves than white-flowered forms. These were formerly described as P. gerrardii but are now regarded as merely a colour form. In tropical East Africa pink and purple forms occur. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Tropical Africa and South Africa. Also in Madagascar, Comoros, Mascarene Islands and Seychelles.. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 158 - 159. as Polystachya gerrardii (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 85. as Polystachya gerrardii |
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