Cyrtorchis crassifolia Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cyrtorchis

Characteristics

A dwarf epiphyte or lithophyte with a very short stem, up to 4 cm. long.. Leaves very fleshy, conduplicate, recurved, oblong, unequally bilobed at apex, 1.5–4(–6) cm. long, 6–12 mm. wide, grey-green.. Inflorescences 1.5–3 cm. long, 3–6-flowered; peduncle less than 1 cm. long; bracts papery, elliptic, obtuse, 3–4 mm. long.. Flowers white, fading to cream, sweedy scented of hyacinths at night; pedicel and ovary 7–12 mm. long.. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 7–11.5 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. wide.. Petals lanceolate, acuminate, 5.9–8.6 mm. long, 2.5–2.7 mm. wide.. Lip obscurely 3-lobed, lanceolate, acuminate, recurved, 6.5–8.5 mm. long, 3.5–5.3 mm. wide.. Spur slightly incurved, 1.8–2.4 cm. long.. Column 1–1.5 mm. long; rostellum 3.3 mm. long; viscidium hyaline.
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Lip 6.5–11 × 3.5–5.3 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, recurved, channelled towards the base; spur 1.8–3 cm long, tapering from a base 3 mm in diameter, incurved.
Flowers not opening wide, creamy-white, turning apricot-coloured as they fade, hyacinth-scented in the evening.
Inflorescences 1–2, arising from the axils of lower leaves, to c. 4 cm long, arching, densely 3–8-flowered.
Leaves up to c. 6, distichous, 2–4(6) × 1 cm, recurved, V-shaped in cross-section, succulent, grey-green.
Dwarf epiphytic herb; stem short, occasionally to c. 4 cm long; roots stout, 5–6 mm in diameter.
Column 1–1.5 mm long; rostellum 3.3 mm long; viscidium hyaline.
Sepals and petals lanceolate, acuminate, recurved at the tips.
Peduncle very short, less than 10 mm long.
Bracts scarious, 3–4 mm long, obtuse.
Ovary and pedicel 7–12 mm long.
Petals 6–10 × 2.5–3.2 mm.
Sepals 7–14 × 2.2–4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cyrtorchis crassifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626402-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936150
COL ID 33NMF
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Synonyms

Homocolleticon crassifolia Cyrtorchis crassifolia