The Orchids of South Central Africa |
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30 cm high androclinium Angola anther cap anther sacs apex apices basal Brachycorythis bracts Bulbophyllum Cameroun caudicle cm long column and labellum Copperbelt curved Disa Disperis Distribution dorsal sepal East Africa Epiphyte erect Eulophia Eulophia sp Flower spike Flowering stem Flowers in December Flowers in February Flowers in March front view gallery forest genus green greenish Habenaria Habenaria sp Habitat high rainfall Holothrix hood Inflorescence Inflorescence dense Inflorescence lax Kenya Kraenzl labellum lateral lobes Lateral sepals spreading lateral view leaf leafy plant leaves Lindl Malawi Malawi and Rhodesia many-flowered Mbala montane grassland Mozambique Muchinga Escarpment Mwinilunga Nervilia North-western Zambia northern Nyika Plateau orchids ovary Perennially wet Plate Platycoryne pollinarium pollinia Polystachya pseudobulbs Rchb.f resupinate Rhodesia Rolfe Fig rostellum Satyrium Schltr semi-erect Sepals and petals side lobes slender plant spur SRGH subsp Summerh Tanzania Tridactyle trilobed tropical tubers upland grassland viscidium Widespread in Zambia yellow Zaïre Zambia