Neobolusia ciliata Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Neobolusia

Characteristics

Lip 11–13.5 × 9–10.5 mm, broadly rhomboid-hastate, 3-lobed in the basal half, ciliate on the margin; mid-lobe 6.2–7.5 × 5.3–7 mm; lateral lobes 1–2.5 mm long along the front margin.
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Sepals greenish to straw-coloured, purple-veined; petals pale green and rimmed with pale purple, pellucid-punctate; lip deep glossy-purple, pale or greenish at tip.
Dorsal sepal erect, 9.2–9.6 × 3–4 mm, lanceolate, acute; lateral sepals spreading, 9.7–10.5 × 3–3.7 mm, obliquely lanceolate, acute.
Terrestrial herb, glabrous except for lip and petal margins and the tuber; tuber c. 20 × 3 mm, fusiform, villose.
Inflorescence laxly 3–10-flowered, flowers suberect; ovary 5–7 mm long; bracts 10–12 × 5 mm.
Leaves usually 3, largest near the stem base, 4.2–6.5 × 1–1.2 cm, lanceolate, apiculate.
Petals 5.9–8.2 × 2.7–3.7 mm, lanceolate, slightly ciliolate on margin.
Column 4.3–5 mm high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Neobolusia ciliata world distribution map, present in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Neobolusia ciliata threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:645228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000249981
COL ID 46BP2
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Synonyms

Neobolusia ciliata