Holothrix filicornis Immelman & Schelpe

Species

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Characteristics

Plants erect, scape without bracts, glabrous, 65-260 mm high; leaves glabrous. Flowers: Sepals glabrous, 1.5-2 x 0.5-1 mm, green tinged with red. Petals trilobed, lobes slightly carnose, comprising half to 2/3 of the total petal length, petal 3-8 x 0.5-1 mm, greenish white. Lip with 5 lobes, slightiy carnose, lobes comprising 2h to 3A of the total lip length, 4.5-9 x 1.5-2.5 mm, greenish white; spur slightly curved, long pendulous, 7-11 mm long.
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Slender, tuberous geophyte, up to 260 mm tall, scape glabrous. Leaves 2, basal, ovate, glabrous. Flowers many in a dense raceme, sepals green, petals and lip greenish white, petals trilobed, lip with 5 lobes and spur up to 11 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.16 - 0.26
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Soil texture 7-9
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Distribution

Holothrix filicornis world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Conservation status

Holothrix filicornis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:897953-1
WFO ID wfo-0000982876
COL ID 6LXHT
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Synonyms

Holothrix filicornis