Cyrtorchis seretii Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cyrtorchis

Characteristics

An epiphytic herb with pendent stems, 9–15 cm. long.. Leaves up to 14, linear, unequally roundly or obtusely bilobed at apex, 9–17 cm. long, 9–16 mm. wide.. Inflorescences 5.5–7 cm. long, 5–6-flowered; peduncle 1.5 cm. long, covered by sheaths; bracts ovate, subacute, 12–16 mm. long, 7–11 mm. apart.. Flowers white with a greenish or salmon-coloured spur, sweetly fragrant; pedicel and ovary 26–28 mm. long.. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 19–31 mm. long, 4.3–6.75 mm. wide.. Petals similar, 18.5–20 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide.. Lip lanceolate, acuminate, 17.5–26 mm. long.. Spur sigmoid, 5.5–6.3 cm. long.. Column 2–3 mm. long; rostellum 6–7 mm. long; viscidium bipartite, hyaline part distinctly longer than the indurated part; anther-cap broadly beaked.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cyrtorchis seretii world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Eritrea, Gabon, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936175
COL ID 33NMT
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Synonyms

Cyrtorchis seretii Angraecum seretii Listrostachys seretii