Platycoryne guingangae (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

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Platycoryne guingangae

Habit
Seasonally wet dambo
Chimwishi area, Mwinilunga Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

Platycoryne guingangae

Inflorescence
Seasonally wet dambo
Chimwishi area, Mwinilunga Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

Platycoryne guingangae

Flowers
Seasonally wet dambo
Lunkunyi area, Zambezi Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

Platycoryne guingangae

Flowers
Seasonally wet dambo
Chimwishi area, Mwinilunga Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Status: Native
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Angola
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,N
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Content last updated: Thursday 24 September 2020
Literature:

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 154.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 123.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) Pages 73 - 74.

Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 72 - 74. (Includes a picture).

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Platycoryne guingangae.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=209240, retrieved 28 March 2024

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