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Eulophia bella N.E. Br. Lissochilus bellus (N.E. Br.) Schltr. Lissochilus kraenzlinii Rolfe Lissochilus milanjianus Rendle Lissochilus monticola Rendle Lissochilus orthoplectrus Rchb.f. Lissochilus saccatus Rendle Lissochlus pulcher Schltr. |
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Terrestrial herb 26-100 cm tall growing from irregular asymmetrical tubers, c. 3-6 x 2-5 cm; leaves 2-4, 18 -50 x 0.7-2 cm, linear, fleshy, leaves absent at flowering time; inflorescence laxly few to many flowered; scape purplish with several sheaths; sepals purple-brown, petals yellow flushed with red-brown and heavily veined with red on the inside, lip yellow with side lobes veined red on inside, spur red-brown; bracts 8-13 mm long, linear, acuminate; ovary and pedicel 10-20 mm long, purple; sepals all similar, oblanceolate, apiculate 8-13.5 x 4-6 mm; petals 13-19 x 12-19 mm, suborbicular to elliptic-ovate, apiculate, held horizontal; lip 16-26 mm long and hard to flatten, 3-lobed; mid-lobe 8.5-12.5 x 7-9 mm, with a callus of 5 ridges, convex, elliptic-obovate obtuse or apiculate; side lobes erect, joined to base of column; spur 6-9 mm long (13-16 mm long to apex of ovary), conical-cylindrical from a wide mouth, horizontal or slightly deflexed. |
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Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria east to Kenya south to Zimbabwe. |
Mozambique distribution: | N |
Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 323. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 60. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Page 220. (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 81. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 477. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 339. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 41 - 42. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 122. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 136. Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) Pages 76 - 77. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 176. (Includes a picture). |
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