Bolusiella iridifolia Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bolusiella

Characteristics

An epiphytic or lithophytic herb.. Stem short, 0.5–2 cm. long.. Leaves 4–6(–10), ensiform, obtuse, falcate-recurved or straight, upper surface sulcate, 1–4.5 cm. long, 1.5–5 mm. broad.. Inflorescence dense, 2.2–6 cm. long; bracts ovate, acute to acuminate, brown or black, shorter than or longer than flowers, 1–4 mm. long, well-spaced.. Flowers white; pedicel with ovary 2 mm. long.. Tepals oblong, obtuse, 1.1–3 mm. long, 0.7–1.4 mm. broad.. Lip oblong-ligulate, obtuse, slightly sigmoid, 1–5 mm. long, 0.7–1.1 mm. broad.. Spur cylindrical-ellipsoid and inflated or conical and saccate, obtuse, strongly incurved at right-angles to lip or ± straight, 0.5–2 mm. long.. Column 0.5–0.9 mm. long.
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Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Bolusiella iridifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617837-1
WFO ID wfo-0000348768
COL ID 68NZG
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Synonyms

Listrostachys iridifolia Bolusiella iridifolia

Lower taxons

Bolusiella iridifolia subsp. iridifolia Bolusiella iridifolia subsp. picea