Cyrtorchis brownii (Rolfe) Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cyrtorchis

Characteristics

An epiphyte with stems 8–20 cm. long.. Leaves very coriaceous, linear, unequally bilobed at apex, 7–8.5 cm. long, 7–8 mm. wide.. Inflorescences 3–9 cm. long, densely up to 12-flowered; peduncle 2–2.5 cm. long; bracts elliptic, obtuse, 6–8 mm. long, 3–4 mm. apart.. Flowers white; pedicel and ovary 3 mm. long, much shorter then the bract Sepals lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate or acute, 10–13.5 mm. long, 2.4–3.3 mm. wide.. Petals oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 8.4–9.5 mm. long, 2.4–2.6 mm. wide.. Lip lanceolate, acuminate, recurved, 8.5–10.5 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. wide.. Spur straight, 2–2.5 cm. long.. Column 1.3–1.5 mm. long; rostellum 2.5–3.2 mm. long; viscidium hyaline.
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Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cyrtorchis brownii world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626399-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936146
COL ID 33NMD
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Synonyms

Listrostachys brownii Homocolleticon brownii Cyrtorchis brownii Cyrtorchis latibracteata Angraecum latibracteatum Listrostachys latibracteata