Huttonaea grandiflora Rolfe

Species

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Characteristics

Plants erect, 90-250 mm tall; leaves distant, not petiolate; lower patent, cordate, broadly elliptic, obtuse, finely apiculate, 20-60 x 15-40 mm; upper much reduced, often present only as a sheath. Inflorescences with 1-5 lax flowers, 30-50 mm long; bracts narrowly lanceolate, somewhat shorter than the ovaries. Flowers 20-25 mm in diameter, white with some mauve markings on the petals. Sepals unequal, margins dentate; median lorate, 8 mm long; laterals quadrate-rhomboid, 7-8 mm long. Petals spathulate, erect with the blades curved forwards, claws 7-8 mm long, largely united with the median sepal, blades fan-shaped, shallowly saccate with a callus at the base, finely and deeply fimbriate, to 12 mm long. Lip transversely ellipªtic, pendent, margins fimbriate. Gynostemium short; anther thecae diverging towards the base, 3 mm long; stigma small.
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Plants erect, 0.09-0.25 m high. Leaves not petiolate; lower leaf patent, cordate, broadly elliptic, obtuse, apiculate, 20-60 x 15-40 mm; upper leaf much reduced. Inflorescences lax, 1-5-flowered. Flowers white with mauve markings on petals, 20-25 mm in diam. Sepals unequal, margins dentate; median sepal lorate, 8 mm long; lateral sepals quadrate-rhomboid, 7-8 mm long. Petals spathulate, erect, blades curved forwards, fan-shaped, up to 12 mm long, saccate, with callus near base, finely and deeply fimbriate; claws 7-8 mm long, fused with median sepal. Lip transverse elliptic, pendent, margins fimbriate. Flowering time Feb., Mar.
Slender herb, up to 0.25 m high. Leaves cauline, sessile, up to 50 mm long. Flowers: large, 20-30 mm high; dorsal sepal without a spur; lip and petals with fringes 5-8 mm long; petals erect, with long claws, claws partially united; perianth pale green and white, inner margins of petals marked with purple; Feb., Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.09 - 0.25
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Images

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Distribution

Huttonaea grandiflora world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:639080-1
WFO ID wfo-0000215730
COL ID 3MV5D
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Synonyms

Huttonaea grandiflora Huttonaea oreophila var. grandiflora