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| Synonyms: |
Diplogastra angolensis Welw. ex Rchb.f. Notiophrys glandulosa Lindl. Platylepis angolensis (Welw. ex Rchb.f.) T. Durand & Schinz Platylepis nyassana Schltr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 20–36 cm tall; stems creeping at the base, erect in the upper part. Roots arising from the lower nodes, fleshy, villous, c. 2 mm in diameter. Leaves spirally arranged, ovate, 4.8–8 cm long, slightly asymmetrical, hairless, with 3 prominent longitudinal veins; margins often undulate; petiole 2–4 cm long, flattened, widening to a sheath at the base. Upper 5–6 leaves reduced to ovate sheaths up to about 2 cm long. Inflorescence terminal, densely many-flowered; rhachis, bracts, ovary, pedicel and sepals all glandular-hairy. Sepals green, the lateral sepals sometimes pink-brown along the margin; petals green or pink-brown; lip white, pink-brown at the base. Dorsal sepal ovate, convex, 6–7 mm long; lateral sepals joined to the dorsal sepal for 3 mm, then spreading, c. 4 mm long. Petals oblanceolate or spathulate, 5–8 mm long, lying inside the dorsal sepal. Lip 5.5–8.5 mm long, adnate to the column for half its length, fleshy, deeply concave with 2 rounded calli at the base, the apex rounded and recurved. |
| Type location: |
Principe |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | glandulosa; with glands or glandular, referring to the flowers. |
| Habitat: | In deep shade in marshy forest. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1330 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb(Apr) |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lk |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review. Pages 235 - 236. (Includes a picture). Cribb, P.J. (1984). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 245 - 247. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 69. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Page 295. (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 175. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 84. Johnson, S., Bytebier, B, & Stärker H. (2015). Orchids of South Africa, a Field Guide Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 426. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 8 - 9. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 25. (Includes a picture). Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Pages 75 - 76. (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 79. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 123. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 151 - 152. (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 138. Summerhayes, V.S. (1956). African orchids XXIII Kew Bulletin 11(2) Pages 223 - 224. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 106 - 107. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 84. |
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