Mystacidium aliciae Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Mystacidium

Characteristics

Plants with stems 5-10 mm tall; leaves linear-lanceolate, widening somewhat towards the apices, obscurely unequally bilobed, lobes rounded to obtuse, 20-60 (-80) x 4-9 mm. Inflorescences of several racemes, c. 15 mm long and densely 5-10-flowered; bracts ovate, acute, 1 mm long; pedicels 5 mm long. Flowers pale green, 10 mm in diameter. Sepals equal, reflexed, narrowly elliptic, acute, 4-5 x 2 mm. Petals initially erect, then reflexed, lanceolate, acuminate, 5x2 mm. Lip 3-lobed; midlobe sharply deflexed, acute, 2.5-3x2 mm; side lobes rounded, porrect, 1 mm tall; spur tapering from a base which is 1.5 mm in diªameter to an acute apex, 8-11 mm long. Gynostemium 1 mm tall.
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Plants epiphytic, up to 0.01 m high. Leaves linear-lanceolate, widening somewhat towards apex, unequally bilobed, 20-60 x 4-9 mm. Inflorescence of several pendent racemes, 15 mm long, 5-10-flowered; pedicels 5 mm long. Flowers pale green, 10 mm in diam. Sepals equal, reflexed, narrowly elliptic, acute, 4-5 x 2 mm. Petals initially erect, then reflexed, lanceolate, acuminate, 5-2 mm. Lip 3-lobed, midlobe sharply deflexed, acute, 3 x 2 mm; side lobes rounded, porrect; spur tapering to acute apex, 8-11 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
Life form perennial
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Distribution

Mystacidium aliciae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:645071-1
WFO ID wfo-0000249235
COL ID 45FK3
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Synonyms

Mystacidium aliciae