Bolusiella talbotii (Rendle) Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bolusiella

Characteristics

An epiphytic herb.. Stem very short, 0.3–1.5 cm. long.. Leaves 3–6(–12), ensiform, acute or subacute, rarely obtuse, straight, fleshy, not sulcate on upper surface, (1.5–)2.5–6(–8) cm. long, 0.5–0.8(–1.2) cm. broad.. Inflorescence lax, 3–11 cm. long; bracts ovate, acute, ochraceous, edged olive-brown, shorter than flowers, 1–3 mm. long, well spaced, never imbricate.. Flowers white, pink in centre and often with a green spur; pedicel with ovary 1 mm. long.. Tepals narrowly elliptic or oblong, obtuse to apiculate, 1.7–4 mm. long, 0.6–0.9 mm. broad.. Lip obscurely 3-lobed, 1.6–2.5 mm. long, 0.85–1 mm. broad; side lobes rounded; mid-lobe triangular to narrowly elliptic, subacute or acute.. Spur conical, obtuse, (1.5–)1.7–1.8 mm. long.. Column 0.6 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 talbotii world distribution map, present in Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617839-1
WFO ID wfo-0000348821
COL ID 68NZF
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Synonyms

Bolusiella talbotii Angraecum talbotii Bolusiella alinae