Microcoelia stolzii (Schltr.) Summerh.

Species

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Characteristics

An epiphyte with stem up to 45 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide.. Roots many, with few branches, twisted, terete, smooth, up to 30 cm. long, 0.5–1.5 mm. in diameter.. Scale-leaves acuminate, with 4–6 nerves, up to 4–4.5 mm. long.. Inflorescences erect or pendulous, spreading, up to 120 mm. long, up to 5 simultaneously, each with up to 40 flowers; peduncle up to 10 mm. long; rhachis straight to indistinctly flexuose; bracts not sheathing, ovate, acute, up to 2 mm. long.. Flowers up to 9.4 mm. long, white, spur-apex darkish green; pedicel minute, up to 2 mm. long; ovary 1.1–2.1 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal 2.3–3.4 mm. long, 1.0–1.6 mm. wide, slightly convex, obovate to ovate, obtuse to subacute, apiculate with a single thickened nerve; lateral sepals similar but oblique, 2.0–3.5 mm. long, 1.0–1.5 mm. wide.. Petals similar, 2.3–3.3 mm. long, 1.0–1.5 mm. wide.. Lip pandurate, narrowly obovate to ovate, obtuse to subacute, 2.0–3.2 mm. long, 1.0–1.6 mm. wide.. Spur conical, tapering into a variously pointed cylindrical obtuse apex, slightly to markedly incurved or when undeveloped pointing backwards, 1.4–2.5 mm. long.. Column 0.3–0.7 mm. long.. Stipes characteristically spathulate.. Fig. 121.
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Lip 2–3.2(5) × 1–1.6(2.5) mm, ovate, subacute; spur 1.5–2.5 mm long, conical, ± straight or markedly incurved.
Sepals 2.3–3.4(6) × 1–1.6(2) mm, ovate to obovate, subacute or obtuse, the lateral sepals slightly oblique.
Roots numerous, mostly unbranched, up to 50 cm long, 0.5–3 mm in diameter, smooth, silvery green-grey.
Inflorescences several per plant, erect or pendent, 5–12 cm long, densely many-flowered.
Flowers white, with a crystalline texture and a fruity scent; anther cap yellow.
Pedicel and ovary c. 3 mm long, forming a slight angle at the junction.
Scale leaves to 4.5 mm long, acuminate, 4–6-nerved.
Bracts not sheathing, to 2 mm long, ovate, acute.
Stem up to 4.5 cm long, but often shorter.
Petals similar to the dorsal sepal.
Column 0.3–0.7 mm long.
Epiphytic herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Microcoelia stolzii world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:644166-1
WFO ID wfo-0000243059
COL ID 42TQH
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Synonyms

Microcoelia stolzii Gussonea stolzii Microcoelia ericosma