Holothrix scopularia Rchb.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Holothrix

Characteristics

Terrestrial herb, geophyte with root tubers, robust, 0.11-0.34 m high. Scape with long, thin, deflexed hairs. Leaves 2, flat on ground, up to 52 mm wide, glabrous, scattered, long hairs near the margins, often withering before flowering. Inflorescence dense, hairy raceme; flowers secund, many, white to pink petals and lip. Sepals subequal, connivent; dorsal sepal 3-4 mm long. Petals 3-11 mm long, upper 1/2 divided into 3 slender lobes. Lip 5-9 mm, 5-12 slender lobes; spur 1-3 mm long. Flowering time Oct.-Jan.
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Plants erect, scape without bracts, densely pilose with long hairs at right angles to scape, 110-340 mm high; leaves often withered at anthesis, mod-erately to densely pilose with long hairs. Inflores-cences strongly secund. Flowers: Sepals glabrous or with a few long hairs, 1.5-4 x 1-2 mm. Petals trilobed, lobes carnose, 3-11 x 0.5-2.5 mm, cream or pinkish cream, sometimes wine-coloured. Lip divided into 5-12 carnose lobes, 3-13 x 1.5-4.5 mm, colour as for petals; spur curved, 1-4.5 mm long.
Herb, up to 340 mm high. Leaves moderately to densely pilose, flat on ground. Flowers: spur Vi-1 x length of lip; lip divided into 5-12 carnose lobes; petals divided into 3 narrow lobes; perianth cream-coloured or pinkish cream-coloured, sometimes wine-coloured; Sep.-Nov.
Terrestrial herb, up to 340 mm tall. Leaves moderately to densely pilose, flat on ground. Spur 0.25-1.00 times the length of lip. Lip divided into 5-12 carnose lobes. Flowers cream or pinkish cream, sometimes wine-coloured.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.34
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Images

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Distribution

Holothrix scopularia world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638940-1
WFO ID wfo-0000982923
COL ID 6LXJF
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Scopularia secunda Holothrix scopularia Holothrix multisecta