Eggelingia clavata Summerh.

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves distichous, borne on apical half of the stem, c. 40 × 7 mm, linear-ligulate, dark green, unequally and obtusely 2-lobed at the apex, with a hair-like ligule c. 4 mm long at apex of each sheath.
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Slender epiphytic herb; stem 30–45 cm long, usually pendent, covered with old leaf bases.
Sepals 3–4.8 × 1.6–1.9 mm, ovate; lateral sepals slightly longer than the dorsal sepal.
Pedicel and ovary 4 mm long, the ovary with numerous black, scurfy hairs.
Inflorescences borne opposite the leaf axils, short, 1–3-flowered.
Lip 3–4 × 1.3–3.2 mm, ovate, acute; spur 2.6–4 mm, clavate.
Flowers white, c. 5 mm in diameter, non-resupinate.
Roots 1–2 mm in diameter, slightly verrucose.
Petals 2.3–3.7 × 1–1.7 mm, ovate.
Column c. 1 mm long.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Eggelingia clavata world distribution map, present in Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Rwanda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630691-1
WFO ID wfo-0000947926
COL ID 6DZ77
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Synonyms

Tridactyle clavata Eggelingia clavata