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Polystachya ottoniana
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In cultivation D. Breakwell, Nyanga
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In cultivation D. Breakwell, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Polystachya capensis Sond. ex Harv. Polystachya glaberrima Schltr. Polystachya pisobulbon Kraenzl. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small epiphytic or lithophytic herb, the lightgreen pseudobulbs forming a chain. Flowers white with a more or less distinct pink stripe along the centre of the sepals and a broad yellow central line on the recurved lip. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ottoniana: after Friedrich Otton, Austrian botanist and director of Schonbrunn Gardens, Vienna in the mid-19th Century |
| Habitat: | Riverine forest and woodland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 14 November 2011 |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 190 - 191. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 118 - 119. (Includes a picture). Kimberley, M.J. (2003). A List of Epiphytic Orchids of Zimbabwe Excelsa 20 Page 50. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 342. Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Page 414. (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 406 - 407. (Includes a picture). Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A Monograph of the Subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae) University of Gdansk, Poland, ISBN 978 83 7531 174 4 Pages 243 - 244. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 124 - 125. (Includes a picture). |
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