Cyrtorchis monteirae Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cyrtorchis

Characteristics

A pendent epiphyte with an elongate stem 20–80 cm. long.. Leaves oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, tapering to both ends, roundly unequally bilobed at the apex, 10–21 cm. long, 3–5 cm. wide, often rather crinkled.. Inflorescences pendent, 18–32 cm. long, 10–20-flowered; peduncle slender, 5.5–8 cm. long; bracts broadly ovate, obtuse, 5–8 mm. long, 7–23 mm. apart.. Flowers well spaced, white, tinged with orange-brown on the spur; pedicel and ovary 13–15 mm. long.. Sepals lanceolate, acuminate, 15–18 mm. long, 4.5–5.3 mm. wide.. Petals similar, 14–15 mm. long, 4–4.5 mm. wide.. Lip lanceolate, acuminate, 14–15 mm. long, 5 mm. wide.. Spur slightly incurved, 3.5–4.5 cm. long.. Column 2 mm. long; rostellum 4.5–5 mm. long; viscidium hyaline.
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Greenish or orange-tinged spur
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Cyrtorchis monteirae world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626414-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936165
COL ID 33NMP
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Synonyms

Listrostachys droogmansiana Listrostachys monteiroae Homocolleticon monteiroae Cyrtorchis droogmansiana Angraecum antennatum Cyrtorchis monteirae