Disa ecalcarata (G.J.Lewis) H.P.Linder

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 130 mm tall; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, erect and curved towards the stem, conduplicate, densely imbricate, longest at the base of the stem, 70 mm long, the upper grading abruptly into the floral bracts. Inflorescences dense cylinders, 60 mm long and 15 mm in diameter with numerous imbricate flowers; bracts as tall as the flowers, lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers lime-green; ovaries slender, c. 10 mm long. Median sepal shallowly galeate at the base, narrowly oblong, obtuse, 4 mm long; spur obsolete; lateral sepals 4 mm long. Petals obliquely narrowly oblong, obtuse, fleshy, 3 mm long. Lip pendent, lorate, obtuse, 3-4 mm long. Anther about 1 mm long; stigma nearly square, pulvinate; rostellum small, erect.
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Slender, tuberous geophyte to 13 cm. Leaves linear-lanceolate, imbricate. Flowers many in a dense raceme, not resupinate, lime-green, lateral sepals 4 mm long, spur obsolete.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.13
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Distribution

Disa ecalcarata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1013101-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944356
COL ID 36RYG
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Synonyms

Monadenia ecalcarata Disa ecalcarata