Holothrix longiflora Rolfe

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Holothrix longiflora

Photo: Margaret Westrop
Chitinje Marsh, Zomba Plateau

Holothrix longiflora

Photo: Margaret Westrop
Chitinje Marsh, Zomba Plateau

Holothrix longiflora

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province

Holothrix longiflora

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province

Holothrix longiflora

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province

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Synonyms: Holothrix lastii Rolfe
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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.
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: 1650 - 1900 m
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Mozambique distribution: T
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Content 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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Holothrix longiflora.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=203650, retrieved 29 March 2024

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