Records determined by Werner Fibeck

On a Dichrostachys cinerea

In flower

Planted on Dichrostachys cinerea and neighbouring shrubs. Flowers slightly ivory-white; petals become reflexed as flowering continues

Only non-planted species in the Mukuvisi Woodland known to Werner.

Not planted. Growing on Acacia rehmanniana.

Photograph of green root tip.

Possibly originally planted

Large plant epiphytic on a Burkea africana

Gowing on a Ozoroa reticulata badly damaged by lightning

New locality.

In flower

Very well naturalised

Tumbleweed on the move (video taken)

In flower

Large plant on a msasa

Flowers creamy-white

Four plants, 3 in flower, c. 1.5 m tall. In Phragmites marsh, very dried up on this occasion.

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

2 plants seen, both in pink flower

Colony of 5 plants, in flower

Was formerly here but disappeared.

Stems sometimes clustered

Greenish-yellow spikes. Photographed.

Another colony

In flower

1 plant, in flower

Single plant

In flower

Single spike

Colony of c. 10 spikes

2 spikes

About 12 spikes; relatively tall plants.

Single plant in flower

In leaf; leaves plicate

Flowers large, greenish-yellow. Extensive colony of plants.

Three narrow, forward-pointing sepals, 2 broader petals forming a flat ‘roof’. 1 broad lip, pale yellow with longitudinal lines of papillae. Quite large orchids, 2-3(5) or even -7 flowers per stem. Lip colour variable, sometimes maroon coloured at the apex.

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Single spike; flowers in bud

Same plant as seen on Oct 29th 2023, now in flower. 3 other non-flowering plants seen.

Leaves only; edges maroon.

Colony of 10 plants; same as seen on 12 Nov 2023

Leaves only

Leaves only

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Dried-up plants

Large colony, numerous plants, in flower.

3 colonies of plants.

Same area as record 118896.

Same area as record 118896

Same colonies as record 123613

7 spikes

Yet another colony

Large colony of c. 30 stems, all bitten off.

8 specimens in fruit. Duplicate of an earlier record.

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Same site as record no. 122393. In fruit. Definitely planted by the Indigenous Orchid Group (per WF)

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Exceptionally large specimen; has produced 24 spikes in previous years (WF)

Leaves only

Colony of plants just appearing above ground and one flowering

Same location as on 22 Oct 2023

Colony of about 50 plants covering c. 10 x 10 m

Solitary plant by path

Dried up plants found

Site. Nothing visible.

Site. Nothing visible.

Leaves only; edges maroon.

10 flowering stems. No leaves. Sepals small, deflexed.

Dried-up specimen

Colony in flower

Single plant in flower

Colony of plants in leaf.

Leaves only'

Leaves only

Leaves only

Leaves only

Identified from leaves only

8 plants found

Colony of 5 plants

Colony of c. 6 plants

In fruit

Mostly finished flowering

Scattered specimens seen several times in this woodland, some in flower.

In flower, rather past its best

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

In flower

Lots of schimperiana, some in bud, some flowering, some over.

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

This is the locality where Habenaria stylites used to occur.

Leaves only

Leaves only

Single red flower

Probably this - leaves only

Probably this - leaves only

Several colonies. None in flower.

In flower

Just coming into flower

In flower

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

Recorded in the 2016-7 season

c. 10 plants, mostly in bud, 1 flowering

Three flowering spikes

Past record, disclosed by Werner Fibeck. Not seen on this visit.

Well-established colony of plants in rocky woodland. One flower in bud. Nowhere near a garden, but probably an escape.

Small colony, not flowering.

Plants taller than Huernia hislopii

Several plants on upper side of a main branch of a tree.

Often grows on big trunks and branches

Common on trees in this area

In flower

In flower.