Cyrtorchis chailluana Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cyrtorchis

Characteristics

A pendulous epiphyte with a long stem.. Leaves linear-oblanceolate, unequally roundly bilobed at apex, 11–25 cm. long, 1.9–3.2 cm. wide.. Inflorescences 13–23 cm. long, 7–10-flowered; peduncle ± 3 cm. long, covered by sheathing bracts; bracts cymbiform, broadly ovate, obtuse, 18–23 mm. long, 10–22 mm. apart.. Flowers white, scented; pedicel and ovary 42–45 mm. long.. Sepals linear-lanceolate, long-acuminate, recurved, 45–49 mm. long, 6.5–9 mm. wide.. Petals similar, 40 mm. long, 5.5 mm. wide.. Lip linear-lanceolate, long-acuminate, recurved, 40–42 mm. long, 5 mm. wide.. Spur incurved to sigmoid, 9.5–14.5 cm. long.. Column 2.5 mm. long; rostellum 6.5 mm. long; viscidium bipartite.. Fig. 141.
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Flowers white or cream.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Cyrtorchis chailluana world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626401-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936149
COL ID 6BXQJ
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Synonyms

Listrostachys chailluana Cyrtorchis chailluana Cyrtorchis crenata Angraecum arcuatum Angraecum chailluanum Angraecum crenatum Angorchis chailluana