Polystachya confusa Rolfe

Species

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Characteristics

A small epiphytic plant up to 5.5 cm. high.. Pseudobulbs very small, conical, 1.3 cm. long, 0.6 cm. in diameter, 2-leaved at the apex.. Leaves ligulate to oblong-ligulate, 4 cm. long, 0.7 cm. wide, rounded and unequally bilobed at apex.. Inflorescence erect, up to 4 cm. high. 2–6-flowered; peduncle terete, shortly pubescent; bracts ovate, acuminate, 3–4 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide.. Flowers erect, sparsely pubescent on outer surface, sepals and petals rose-red to pale pink; lip yellowish; column dark purple.. Dorsal sepal ovate, acuminate, 6 mm. long, 2.6 mm. wide; lateral sepals obliquely ovate-triangular, 7–9 mm. long on longer margin, 6–7 mm. wide.. Petals oblong-ligulate, acute, 4–5 mm. long, 1.2 mm. wide.. Lip with a long narrow claw, fleshy especially in apical half, 7–9 mm. long, 3.2–3.6 mm. wide, 3-lobed in middle, only slightly recurved; side lobes erect, very narrow, triangular, subacute; mid-lobe fleshy, oblong, acute to apiculate.. Column 1.3 cm. long; rostellum pointed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06
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Distribution

Polystachya confusa world distribution map, present in Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:654274-1
WFO ID wfo-0000280314
COL ID 4LM8C
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Synonyms

Polystachya confusa