Holothrix longiflora
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Photo: Margaret Westrop
Chitinje Marsh, Zomba Plateau
Photo: Margaret Westrop
Chitinje Marsh, Zomba Plateau
Habit
Rocky miombo woodland
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Rocky miombo woodland
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Rocky miombo woodland
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Holothrix lastii Rolfe |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Doubtful |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 23–53 cm tall, growing from 2 ovoid, hairy tubers, up to 3.5 cm long. Leaves 2, appressed to ground, one larger than the other, fleshy, heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, up to 7 cm long and up to 8.5 cm wide, glossy pale green, sparsely hairy. Flowering stem densely hairy, with several bract-like leaves c. 7 mm long. Inflorescence 6–16 cm long, laxly to fairly densely 6 to many-flowered, flowers more or less towards one side; bracts 4–8 mm long, hairy. Flowers white with green sepals, strongly and sweetly scented. Sepals ovate, 6–9 mm long, hairy. Petals 16–35 mm long, deeply divided into 9 slender tapering lobes. Lip similar, 9–11-lobed. Spur conical, 3–4 mm long, tightly incurled. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | This species is mentioned in the Preliminary Checklist of Vascular plants of Mozambique (SABONET report 30, 2009). It is however absent from both Flora Zambesiaca (La Croix & Cribb, 1995) and the Provisional Checklist of Orchidaceae of Mozambique (Schelpe, 1973). |
| Derivation of specific name: | longiflora: with long flowers |
| Habitat: | In open Brachystegia woodland, rock crevices and montane grassland overlying rock or on seepage slopes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1650 - 1900 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | T |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 6 September 2019 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 220 - 221. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 329. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 36 - 37. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 39. (Includes a picture). Morris, B. (1970). Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi The Society of Malawi Page 29. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 137. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 24 - 25. (Includes a picture). |
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