| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Uncertain (see note) |
| Description: |
|
| Type location: |
|
| Notes: | Although mentioned in FTEA part 1(Summerhayes, 1968) and in A Provisional Checklist of Orchidaceae (Schelpe, 1973), no actual specimens are known and it is absent in Flora Zambesiaca (La Croix & Cribb, 1995). |
| Derivation of specific name: | nyasae: referring to Lake Nyasa, where the type specimen was found |
| Habitat: | In (sub)montane grassland and among rocks |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania and doubtfully in Malawi and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N? |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| 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 329. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 389. Summerhayes, V.S. (1968). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 7 - 8. |