Huttonaea fimbriata Rchb.F.

Species

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Characteristics

Plants erect, 170-320 mm tall; leaves distant, petiole of the lower leaf 25-80 mm long, blades cordate, very broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, 60-90 x 40-70 mm, upper leaf smaller and narªrower. Inflorescences laxly 4-20-flowered, 30-100 mm long; bracts as long as the ovaries. Flowers white, to 10 mm in diameter. Sepals unequal, margins crenate; median reflexed, narrowly obªlong, acute, 4 mm long; laterals quadrately rhom-boid, patent, 4-4.5 x 3.5 mm. Petals erect, spathulate; claws 1 mm long, basally fused to the sepals, blades ovate, shallowly saccate, margins finely lacerate, 4-5 mm long. Lip broadly angu-late-ovate, outer margins fimbriate, 6x5 mm. Gynostemium short; anther thecae parallel, 2.5 mm long.
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Plants erect, 0.17-0.32 m high. Leaves: lower leaf with petiole 25-80 mm long, blade cordate, broadly ovate, shortly acuminate, 60-90 x 40-70 mm; upper leaf smaller. Inflorescences laxly, 4-20-flowered. Flowers white, up to 10 mm in diam. Sepals unequal, margins crenate; median sepal reflexed, narrowly oblong, acute, 4 mm long; lateral sepals rhomboid, 4.0-4.5 x 3.5 mm. Petal erect, spathulate, claws 1 mm long, basally fused to sepals, blades ovate, shallowly saccate, margins finely lacerate, 4-5 mm long. Lip broadly angulate-ovate, outer margins fimbriate, 6 x 5 mm. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

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Distribution

Huttonaea fimbriata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:639079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000215729
COL ID 3MV5C
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Synonyms

Huttonaea hallackii Huttonaea fimbriata Hallackia fimbriata