Liparis nyikana G.Will.

Species

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Characteristics

Dorsal sepal 4–5 × 0.8 mm, linear, erect; lateral sepals 2–3 × 1–3 mm, united for most of their length, projecting forwards and lying under the lip.
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Flowers ± erect, very small, 3 mm in diameter, greenish-yellow turning straw-coloured with age, lip with a reddish central line.
Lip c. 3 × 3 mm, quadrate, curving back, with 2 calli at the base and a thickened central line; margin undulate.
Leaves 3–6, lowermost 2–3 sheathing, the rest semi-erect, 6–8 × 2–4 cm, ovate, acute, somewhat ribbed.
Inflorescence c. 5 cm long, rather laxly up to 6-flowered; peduncle with 1 bract c. 1 mm long.
Pseudobulbs 12–28 × 4–8 mm, conical, green, set close together on the rhizome.
Petals 3–5 mm long, narrowly linear, almost filiform.
Dwarf epiphytic herb to 12 cm tall.
Pedicel 2 mm long, ovary 5 mm long.
Column arched, 1.5–2 mm long.
Bracts 3 mm long, ovate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.12
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Distribution

Liparis nyikana world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:902465-1
WFO ID wfo-0000228375
COL ID 3V9RJ
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Synonyms

Liparis nyikana