Oeceoclades quadriloba (Schltr.) Garay & P.Taylor

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Oeceoclades

Characteristics

Sepals and petals 3–4 × 2–2.5 mm, oblong, obtuse; lip 6.5–8 × 5–5.5 mm, 4-lobed, with 2 short triangular calli in the mouth of the spur; side lobes rounded, erect; anterior lobes reflexed, suborbicular to obliquely oblong, truncate, slightly divergent; spur 5–7 mm long, swollen at the apex.
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Leaves petiolate; petiole 2–3 cm long, articulated 8–12 mm above the apex of the pseudobulb; lamina 6–9 cm × 3–5 mm, narrowly linear, obtuse, tapering gradually into a petiole.
Inflorescence 16–24 cm tall, simple or with 1–2 branches, several-flowered; scape with 2–3 bracts up to 2 cm long.
Pseudobulbs 1.5–2 cm × 7–8 mm, narrowly conical, covered with sheaths when young, 2-leaved.
Terrestrial herb, forming chains of pseudobulbs.
Column c. 2 mm long with a short foot.
Pedicel and ovary 10–14 mm long.
Roots 2 mm in diameter.
Bracts 2 mm long.
Flowers yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Oeceoclades quadriloba world distribution map, present in Madagascar, eSwatini, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:646772-1
WFO ID wfo-0000254518
COL ID 6SHVX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 838854
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Synonyms

Lissochilus quadrilobus Oeceoclades quadriloba Eulophia quadriloba Eulophidium quadrilobum